Weather Records on 8 August 1985

726 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1985. Highest significance: Everett, US.

Key Facts for 8 August 1985

On 8 August 1985, 726 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 704 daily.
Everett set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 8 August 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

726 stations

726 station records on 8 August 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pavilosta	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kocenevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Severnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beregovo	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Swainsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charles Mill Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wiggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toyama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portland (Jamieson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ordynskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

726 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 243.

Records on 8 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 704.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

561 broken records

Margins by which the 561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1985

Top 20 records on 8 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1985	Everett, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1985	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Pavilosta, LV	all-time rain	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Buchan, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Kocenevo, RU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Manti, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Lake Alfred Exp STN, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Severnoe, RU	monthly rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	33.2 C (91.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Kangiara (Laverstock), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Hallett (Lorraine), AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1985	Beregovo, UA	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 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

1793 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 726 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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Data for records on 1985-08-08: 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	474
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	17
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2