Weather Records on 1 August 1985

987 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1985. Highest significance: Grodno, BY.

Key Facts for 1 August 1985

On 1 August 1985, 987 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 541 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 961 daily.
Grodno set an all-time record daily precipitation of 179.1 mm (7.1 in) on 1 August 1985.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

987 stations

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

Weather records on 1 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grodno	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boston	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cockaponset Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toguchin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dzitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

987 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 405, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 343.

Records on 1 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	405
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 21, daily 961.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1985

Top 20 records on 1 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1985	Grodno, BY	all-time rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	34 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1985	Milford, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	99 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1985	Cheyenne, US	all-time rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1985	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1985	Holyoke, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1985	Gardiner, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1985	Durham, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1985	Framingham, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1985	Eastport, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1985	Machias, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1985	Orono, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1985	Boston, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1985	Stevenson Dam, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1985	Belfast, US	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1985	Ware, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1985	Blackwater Dam, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1985	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1985	Hostotipaquillo, MX	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1985	Apatzingan (Smn), MX	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1985	Boylston, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	51 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

1797 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1985. 1985 had 987 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 1985-08-01: 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 20	730
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3