Weather Records on 19 July 1985

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1985. Highest significance: Valparaiso, US.

Key Facts for 19 July 1985

On 19 July 1985, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 536 daily.
Valparaiso set a daily record precipitation of 104.4 mm (4.1 in) on 19 July 1985.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 19 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Carpenter 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malcolm	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Multra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Birsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Polk	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boverdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Staplehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Datong	China	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 231.

Records on 19 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 27, daily 536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

447 broken records

Margins by which the 447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1985

Top 20 records on 19 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1985	Valparaiso, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1985	Orderville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1985	Carpenter 3N, US	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1985	Grand Lake 1 NW, US	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1985	York, US	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1985	Verma, NO	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1985	Achinsk, RU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1985	Kauffman 4 SSE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1985	Garfield, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1985	Malcolm, US	all-time rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1985	Seward, US	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1985	Walden, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1985	Osceola, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1985	Syracuse, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1985	Utica, US	all-time rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1985	Tucson Camp Ave Exp, US	daily low max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1985	Red Oak, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1985	Fremont, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1985	Multra, SE	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1985	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	45 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

1799 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1985. 1985 had 569 records.

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

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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Data for records on 1985-07-19: 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 20	411
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1