Weather Records on 2 August 1985

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1985. Highest significance: Rybacje, KG.

Key Facts for 2 August 1985

On 2 August 1985, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 458 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 721 daily.
Rybacje set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 2 August 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 2 August 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rybacje	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Objacevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Onega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iaeger 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bombay/Santacruz	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 276, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 168.

Records on 2 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	276
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 721.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1985

Top 20 records on 2 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1985	Rybacje, KG	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Objacevo, RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Crow Agency, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Lewistown AP, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Sauda, NO	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Laurel 3 WSW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Onega, RU	all-time rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Elatma, RU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Glasgow, US	all-time rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Dalhart FAA AP, US	all-time rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Nevada City, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Redstone, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Clinton, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Celina, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Mankato, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	Sulphur Springs, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1985	La Purisima, MX	all-time high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	38 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

1812 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1985. 1985 had 742 records.

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

Records on 08-02 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1816	2
1828	1
1829	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1863	3
1864	1
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	4
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1898	2
1899	6
1900	7
1901	2
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	21
1906	21
1907	22
1908	39
1909	25
1910	15
1911	43
1912	52
1913	22
1914	15
1915	42
1916	53
1917	115
1918	37
1919	21
1920	45
1921	88
1922	39
1923	128
1924	138
1925	175
1926	200
1927	308
1928	262
1929	210
1930	600
1931	320
1932	334
1933	542
1934	458
1935	457
1936	391
1937	389
1938	544
1939	762
1940	237
1941	279
1942	354
1943	528
1944	487
1945	269
1946	377
1947	453
1948	455
1949	355
1950	504
1951	305
1952	268
1953	448
1954	371
1955	788
1956	670
1957	339
1958	360
1959	388
1960	637
1961	538
1962	396
1963	314
1964	949
1965	798
1966	462
1967	234
1968	445
1969	395
1970	439
1971	1,048
1972	620
1973	635
1974	513
1975	907
1976	1,098
1977	569
1978	685
1979	569
1980	822
1981	679
1982	819
1983	718
1984	595
1985	742
1986	632
1987	1,062
1988	1,068
1989	1,087
1990	1,055
1991	798
1992	1,132
1993	954
1994	986
1995	1,333
1996	824
1997	794
1998	1,183
1999	1,205
2000	920
2001	947
2002	1,039
2003	1,277
2004	752
2005	961
2006	1,736
2007	834
2008	888
2009	1,106
2010	1,315
2011	1,310
2012	758
2013	817
2014	813
2015	666
2016	608
2017	938
2018	1,097
2019	471
2020	699
2021	835
2022	861
2023	887
2024	1,337
2025	756
2026	1,130

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Data for records on 1985-08-02: 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	478
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1