Weather Records on 13 July 1985

488 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1985. Highest significance: Man, CI.

Key Facts for 13 July 1985

On 13 July 1985, 488 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 469 daily.
Man set a monthly record daily precipitation of 159.0 mm (6.3 in) on 13 July 1985.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

488 stations

488 station records on 13 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kudymkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oita	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso Novillero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jimma	Ethiopia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Planes	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hluhluwe Game Reserve	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

488 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 131.

Records on 13 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1985

Top 20 records on 13 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1985	Man, CI	monthly rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1985	Riverview, ZA	daily rain	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1985	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Makakatana, ZA	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Fremantle, AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Yathroo, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Elmira, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Vega de Alatorre, MX	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Newberry, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Uloa, ZA	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Mandurah Park, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Fairbridge, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Oakland, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Las Vigas, MX	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Cape St. Lucia, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1985	Harvey Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1985	Canal Pt USDA, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1985. 1985 had 488 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1824	1
1832	1
1834	1
1840	1
1842	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1855	1
1860	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	3
1885	1
1887	1
1888	7
1889	6
1890	3
1891	4
1892	2
1893	5
1894	2
1895	11
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1900	2
1901	7
1902	7
1903	8
1904	9
1905	5
1906	17
1907	22
1908	11
1909	7
1910	16
1911	47
1912	79
1913	21
1914	50
1915	17
1916	45
1917	22
1918	160
1919	79
1920	30
1921	81
1922	34
1923	104
1924	147
1925	229
1926	426
1927	195
1928	146
1929	123
1930	443
1931	351
1932	349
1933	653
1934	445
1935	304
1936	999
1937	264
1938	188
1939	382
1940	891
1941	599
1942	282
1943	433
1944	302
1945	637
1946	318
1947	245
1948	407
1949	333
1950	849
1951	393
1952	730
1953	700
1954	1,044
1955	378
1956	436
1957	321
1958	324
1959	451
1960	470
1961	513
1962	615
1963	726
1964	1,023
1965	479
1966	649
1967	654
1968	427
1969	676
1970	410
1971	517
1972	861
1973	489
1974	569
1975	1,474
1976	650
1977	581
1978	437
1979	562
1980	1,127
1981	795
1982	513
1983	887
1984	817
1985	488
1986	918
1987	1,105
1988	898
1989	635
1990	1,762
1991	888
1992	1,293
1993	1,374
1994	1,340
1995	1,350
1996	957
1997	793
1998	1,274
1999	1,356
2000	978
2001	800
2002	1,546
2003	934
2004	686
2005	1,039
2006	1,179
2007	756
2008	672
2009	807
2010	1,192
2011	1,216
2012	1,283
2013	548
2014	540
2015	692
2016	667
2017	594
2018	435
2019	443
2020	668
2021	778
2022	686
2023	705
2024	908
2025	707
2026	1,124

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Data for records on 1985-07-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	340
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2