Weather Records on 28 July 1985

627 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1985. Highest significance: Cedartown, US.

Key Facts for 28 July 1985

On 28 July 1985, 627 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 273 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 613 daily.
Cedartown set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 28 July 1985.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

627 stations

627 station records on 28 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Culpanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chapulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Urmi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Empleado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wudu	China	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Mt Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abcoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neran	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oost Vlieland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Svarta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuernavaca (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bira	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Datong	China	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kreileroord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Habarovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skramforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

627 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 254.

Records on 28 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

490 broken records

Margins by which the 490 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1985

Top 20 records on 28 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1985	Cedartown, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1985	Oneonta, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1985	Culpanovo, RU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Petoskey, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Chapulco, MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Urmi, RU	daily rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Fountain, US	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Colonia Empleado, MX	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Ganca, AZ	daily low min	13.7 C (56.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Wudu, CN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Schellingwoude, NL	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Redrock 1 NNE, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Rocksprings, US	monthly high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Sand Mt Substn, US	all-time rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1985	Abcoude, NL	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	31 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

1815 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1985. 1985 had 627 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 1985-07-28: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	411
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	5