Weather Records on 6 August 1985

874 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1985. Highest significance: Quorn, AU.

Key Facts for 6 August 1985

On 6 August 1985, 874 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 855 daily.
Quorn set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 6 August 1985.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

874 stations

874 station records on 6 August 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Minnipa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Galah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wendelstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Oberhaus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bavertrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Belah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hissmofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muhldorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

874 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 489.

Records on 6 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	489
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 855.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

742 broken records

Margins by which the 742 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1985

Top 20 records on 6 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1985	Quorn, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 August 1985	Booleroo (Wimont), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1985	Hawker, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1985	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1985	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1985	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1985	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1985	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1985	Louth (Bloxham Street), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1985	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1985	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1985	White Cliffs Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1985	Iron Knob, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1985	Minnipa, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1985	Innsbruck, AT	monthly rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1985	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1985	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1985	Carrieton (Yackara), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1985	Galah, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1985	Gama, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	56 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 874 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-08-06: 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	666
20 to 40	60
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1