Weather Records on 24 July 1985

829 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1985. Highest significance: Dahlonega 4WSW, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1985

On 24 July 1985, 829 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 422 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 814 daily.
Dahlonega 4WSW set a daily record precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 24 July 1985.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

829 stations

829 station records on 24 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gonvick 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oklee	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gardabani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sagaredzo	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creel (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toguchin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amasia	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nyzhniohirsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

829 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 267, Heaviest daily rainfall 286.

Records on 24 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	267
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 814.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

646 broken records

Margins by which the 646 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1985

Top 20 records on 24 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1985	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1985	Mason City, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1985	Kutaisi, GE	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	De Smet, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	Gonvick 2 W, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	Dawson, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	San Jose de Raices, MX	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	Oklee, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	Weatherford, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	Charleston Intl AP, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	McComb AP, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	Gardabani, GE	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	Wellington, US	all-time rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	Baraboo Wwtp, US	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	Monticello, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	Arlington 1 W, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	5.1 C (41.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1985	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	116 years	44 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 829 records.

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

Records on 07-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1813	1
1817	1
1832	1
1836	1
1838	2
1843	2
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	3
1874	1
1875	2
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1889	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	4
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	5
1903	8
1904	19
1905	19
1906	18
1907	8
1908	11
1909	21
1910	36
1911	51
1912	84
1913	30
1914	22
1915	35
1916	32
1917	40
1918	70
1919	19
1920	46
1921	67
1922	186
1923	87
1924	193
1925	154
1926	186
1927	251
1928	237
1929	187
1930	195
1931	364
1932	249
1933	356
1934	994
1935	342
1936	498
1937	327
1938	545
1939	225
1940	568
1941	335
1942	331
1943	278
1944	315
1945	252
1946	407
1947	852
1948	385
1949	408
1950	384
1951	333
1952	534
1953	403
1954	447
1955	445
1956	379
1957	428
1958	372
1959	522
1960	466
1961	612
1962	996
1963	521
1964	517
1965	333
1966	401
1967	344
1968	430
1969	585
1970	553
1971	678
1972	528
1973	743
1974	670
1975	521
1976	521
1977	829
1978	673
1979	652
1980	487
1981	1,025
1982	689
1983	1,425
1984	789
1985	829
1986	1,227
1987	1,220
1988	1,130
1989	896
1990	944
1991	1,092
1992	1,271
1993	1,705
1994	1,153
1995	927
1996	1,145
1997	1,097
1998	990
1999	1,201
2000	1,236
2001	1,186
2002	796
2003	2,254
2004	1,604
2005	1,158
2006	1,694
2007	1,310
2008	1,363
2009	856
2010	1,859
2011	1,514
2012	827
2013	572
2014	922
2015	483
2016	637
2017	559
2018	953
2019	1,221
2020	432
2021	541
2022	681
2023	804
2024	986
2025	879
2026	924

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Data for records on 1985-07-24: 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	581
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1