Weather Records on 4 August 1985

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1985. Highest significance: Hallock, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1985

On 4 August 1985, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 319 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 623 daily.
Hallock set a daily record precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 4 August 1985.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 4 August 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peck 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elmo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyt 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Worden	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Langley	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morjarv	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gridley	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matfield Green	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 235, Heaviest daily rainfall 200.

Records on 4 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	235
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1985

Top 20 records on 4 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1985	Hallock, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1985	Madison, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1985	Le Roy, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1985	Mc Farland, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1985	Fredonia, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1985	Roseau, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1985	Howard 2SE, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1985	Emmett, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1985	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1985	Longton, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1985	Atchison, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1985	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1985	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1985	Thorhult, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1985	Paola, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1985	Argyle, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1985	Niles, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1985	Peck 4 SSW, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1985	Baudette, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1985	Palestine, US	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	45 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 634 records.

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

Records on 08-04 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1830	2
1833	1
1835	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1857	1
1859	2
1860	2
1863	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1874	3
1875	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	1
1899	7
1900	6
1902	4
1903	18
1904	11
1905	19
1906	14
1907	20
1908	31
1909	27
1910	17
1911	23
1912	51
1913	15
1914	33
1915	85
1916	97
1917	29
1918	95
1919	34
1920	79
1921	67
1922	68
1923	146
1924	132
1925	77
1926	334
1927	136
1928	352
1929	224
1930	698
1931	371
1932	258
1933	347
1934	521
1935	367
1936	719
1937	258
1938	489
1939	433
1940	236
1941	383
1942	303
1943	468
1944	662
1945	355
1946	265
1947	845
1948	558
1949	421
1950	666
1951	680
1952	465
1953	1,017
1954	426
1955	624
1956	437
1957	343
1958	533
1959	303
1960	331
1961	745
1962	470
1963	438
1964	885
1965	409
1966	552
1967	428
1968	280
1969	638
1970	415
1971	813
1972	773
1973	748
1974	1,040
1975	772
1976	801
1977	599
1978	1,051
1979	510
1980	998
1981	636
1982	703
1983	920
1984	722
1985	634
1986	905
1987	892
1988	1,204
1989	738
1990	1,013
1991	769
1992	754
1993	1,046
1994	1,265
1995	1,117
1996	1,143
1997	891
1998	1,423
1999	762
2000	840
2001	1,087
2002	928
2003	1,309
2004	968
2005	1,246
2006	1,131
2007	685
2008	883
2009	681
2010	1,665
2011	1,536
2012	738
2013	452
2014	980
2015	505
2016	732
2017	1,134
2018	760
2019	499
2020	778
2021	691
2022	1,185
2023	1,150
2024	809
2025	840
2026	1,044

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-08-04: 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	435
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3