Weather Records on 20 July 1985

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1985. Highest significance: Mileura, AU.

Key Facts for 20 July 1985

On 20 July 1985, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 222 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 588 daily.
Mileura set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 20 July 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 20 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madoonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Old Cunyu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Signal	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Noondie 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cogla Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosso	Mauritania	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bogucar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancang	China	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lehman Caves Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buhta Providenja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ziritzicuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tynda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 256.

Records on 20 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 588.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1985

Top 20 records on 20 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1985	Mileura, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1985	Cunyu Shearing Shed, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Yosemite Park HQ, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Yarrabubba, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Annean, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Madoonga, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Canovanas, PR	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Coodardy, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Carrollton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Waterloo, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Old Cunyu, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	White Signal, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Noondie 2, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Coalcoman (Smn), MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Loa, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Poprad/Tatry, SK	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Cotija, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Huajintlan, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1985	Koosharem, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	89 years	40 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

1809 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1985. 1985 had 604 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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	392
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2