Weather Records on 30 July 1985

1,029 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 1985. Highest significance: Wallowa, US.

Key Facts for 30 July 1985

On 30 July 1985, 1,029 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 459 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,008 daily.
Wallowa set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 30 July 1985.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,029 stations

1,029 station records on 30 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wallowa	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arco	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ballantine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tossasen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karbole	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zweelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fagelsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ytterberg_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hunge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frederiksoord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balkasino	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuinre	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broadview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sucinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tequisistlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medora 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,029 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 369, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 420.

Records on 30 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	369
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	420
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 1,008.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

830 broken records

Margins by which the 830 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 1985

Top 20 records on 30 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1985	Wallowa, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1985	Kokshetay, KZ	monthly rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1985	Clearmont 5 SW, US	all-time rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1985	Wheatland 4N, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1985	Arco, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985	Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985	Sveg, SE	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985	Man, CI	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985	Ballantine, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985	Tossasen, SE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985	Huntley Exp STN, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985	Karbole, SE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985	Taylor, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985	Zweelo, NL	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985	Eernewoude, NL	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985	Fagelsjo_D, SE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985	Ytterberg_D, SE	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985	Hunge, SE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985	Hawthorne AP, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	48 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

1794 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 1,029 records.

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

Records on 07-30 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1827	1
1828	2
1829	1
1830	1
1834	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	2
1885	3
1886	5
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	10
1894	6
1895	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	8
1899	2
1900	4
1901	11
1902	6
1903	25
1904	17
1905	29
1906	22
1907	11
1908	23
1909	30
1910	8
1911	54
1912	21
1913	34
1914	52
1915	26
1916	150
1917	93
1918	42
1919	19
1920	188
1921	193
1922	40
1923	428
1924	80
1925	275
1926	186
1927	109
1928	210
1929	221
1930	170
1931	432
1932	275
1933	451
1934	619
1935	340
1936	452
1937	245
1938	388
1939	395
1940	562
1941	371
1942	304
1943	397
1944	289
1945	299
1946	409
1947	394
1948	489
1949	512
1950	552
1951	322
1952	581
1953	345
1954	504
1955	787
1956	506
1957	289
1958	344
1959	391
1960	793
1961	511
1962	378
1963	308
1964	483
1965	978
1966	527
1967	282
1968	530
1969	506
1970	431
1971	2,319
1972	758
1973	434
1974	569
1975	1,048
1976	590
1977	641
1978	646
1979	761
1980	962
1981	851
1982	821
1983	904
1984	997
1985	1,029
1986	952
1987	1,084
1988	826
1989	1,227
1990	795
1991	734
1992	1,003
1993	965
1994	1,631
1995	1,207
1996	1,317
1997	933
1998	1,240
1999	1,456
2000	1,030
2001	1,400
2002	1,346
2003	1,163
2004	936
2005	788
2006	1,103
2007	1,160
2008	763
2009	1,328
2010	1,331
2011	1,003
2012	731
2013	737
2014	1,199
2015	682
2016	460
2017	464
2018	1,038
2019	486
2020	763
2021	839
2022	845
2023	683
2024	705
2025	869
2026	1,001

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-07-30: 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 10	689
10 to 20	90
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1