Weather Records on 17 July 1985

483 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1985. Highest significance: Kakinada, IN.

Key Facts for 17 July 1985

On 17 July 1985, 483 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 464 daily.
Kakinada set a daily record precipitation of 87.1 mm (3.4 in) on 17 July 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

483 stations

483 station records on 17 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gonda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelwood North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oklee	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Central San Francisco	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wadley	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grouse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kallista Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bol'soe-Almaatinskoe-Ozero	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Golomjannyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Driver 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ridder	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stamps	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agedabia	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Golomjannyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

483 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 199.

Records on 17 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

351 broken records

Margins by which the 351 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1985

Top 20 records on 17 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1985	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Gonda, RU	monthly rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Huajintlan, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Pontiac, US	monthly low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Northport, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Kapalama 773, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Suolovuopmi, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Hazelwood North, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Oklee, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	San Juan de Los Llanos, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Okolona, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Central San Francisco, PR	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Nagpur Sonegaon, IN	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Fleming, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1985	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	36 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

1793 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 483 records.

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

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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	290
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2