Weather Records on 3 August 1985

691 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1985. Highest significance: Abilene, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1985

On 3 August 1985, 691 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 354 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 670 daily.
Abilene set a daily record precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 3 August 1985.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

691 stations

691 station records on 3 August 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Najahan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Cecil Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Soroca	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshoj Ushkanij Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Solnethnaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dodson 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Green River Aviation	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bel'cy	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miahuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Omsukchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Judith Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

691 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 197, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 3 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	197
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 16, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

519 broken records

Margins by which the 519 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1985

Top 20 records on 3 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1985	Abilene, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	74 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1985	Bikaner, IN	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Huajintlan, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Ahmadabad, IN	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Najahan, RU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Independence, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Jacksonville Cecil Fld NAS, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Soroca, MD	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Mandurah Park, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Guide Rock, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Glasgow, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Bolshoj Ushkanij Ostrov, RU	all-time rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Topeka ASOS, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Jacksonville Beach, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Palatka, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Hebron, US	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Solnethnaya, RU	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Dolinsk, RU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1985	Dillon, US	monthly low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	43 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 691 records.

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

Records on 08-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1834	2
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1847	1
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1868	1
1872	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	4
1879	3
1880	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1890	2
1891	1
1894	1
1895	11
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1902	6
1903	12
1904	6
1905	7
1906	20
1907	31
1908	23
1909	21
1910	14
1911	31
1912	68
1913	21
1914	24
1915	49
1916	55
1917	72
1918	71
1919	34
1920	56
1921	181
1922	33
1923	149
1924	165
1925	99
1926	300
1927	315
1928	332
1929	207
1930	816
1931	313
1932	319
1933	304
1934	434
1935	520
1936	555
1937	350
1938	542
1939	866
1940	292
1941	305
1942	328
1943	521
1944	530
1945	259
1946	316
1947	586
1948	414
1949	415
1950	445
1951	547
1952	326
1953	617
1954	401
1955	713
1956	640
1957	378
1958	389
1959	360
1960	482
1961	620
1962	359
1963	352
1964	891
1965	679
1966	444
1967	327
1968	368
1969	625
1970	394
1971	891
1972	757
1973	724
1974	906
1975	978
1976	892
1977	544
1978	832
1979	486
1980	800
1981	579
1982	778
1983	807
1984	925
1985	691
1986	750
1987	1,105
1988	1,046
1989	824
1990	845
1991	705
1992	869
1993	1,033
1994	973
1995	1,216
1996	965
1997	709
1998	1,406
1999	893
2000	869
2001	1,021
2002	1,000
2003	1,504
2004	980
2005	912
2006	1,514
2007	750
2008	926
2009	746
2010	1,392
2011	1,518
2012	685
2013	535
2014	961
2015	615
2016	640
2017	1,144
2018	1,039
2019	451
2020	708
2021	841
2022	654
2023	1,044
2024	1,401
2025	929
2026	1,242

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-08-03: 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	487
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1