Weather Records on 14 July 1985

720 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1985. Highest significance: Benton Harbor AP, US.

Key Facts for 14 July 1985

On 14 July 1985, 720 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 700 daily.
Benton Harbor AP set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 14 July 1985.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

720 stations

720 station records on 14 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cavalinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Desembocada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tveitsund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Venados	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atakpane	Togo	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Metztitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muchea Tree Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kwinana Bp Refinery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simusir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heze/Caozhou	China	Record daily precipitation	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yere Yere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

720 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 275.

Records on 14 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 1985

Top 20 records on 14 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1985	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1985	Cavalinho, BR	daily rain	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Tototlan, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Bochum, DE	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Tlanchinol (Smn), MX	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Greer, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	La Desembocada, MX	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	John Glenn Intl AP, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Lake Pingrup, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Greenfield, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Amherst, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Tveitsund, NO	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Venados, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Atakpane, TG	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Gorin, RU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1985	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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

1802 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1985. 1985 had 720 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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Data for records on 1985-07-14: 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	509
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2