Weather Records on 16 July 1985

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1985. Highest significance: Ellenburg Depot, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1985

On 16 July 1985, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 511 daily.
Ellenburg Depot set an all-time record daily precipitation of 83.6 mm (3.3 in) on 16 July 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 16 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Asu	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sardis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porjus	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Golomjannyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mikhailovka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altamont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Callignee South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Buxton 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 203.

Records on 16 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 511.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records

Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1985

Top 20 records on 16 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1985	Ellenburg Depot, US	all-time rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1985	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Laguna, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Carabost, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Tempe Asu, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Oberviechtach, DE	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Evening Shade 1 NNE, US	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Tuzantla (Smn), MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Huajintlan, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Cotija, MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Experiment, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Jumatan (Cfe), MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Viroqua, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Sardis Dam, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Dexter, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Princeton, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1985	Brinkley, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 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

1798 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1985. 1985 had 528 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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	342
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1