Weather Records on 9 August 1985

714 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1985. Highest significance: Zhigansk, RU.

Key Facts for 9 August 1985

On 9 August 1985, 714 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 347 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 694 daily.
Zhigansk set a daily record precipitation of 33.7 mm (1.3 in) on 9 August 1985.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

714 stations

714 station records on 9 August 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zhigansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Svappavaara	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eenrum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rezekne	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tolka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lista Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hakodate	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Flat Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nalut	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

714 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 150.

Records on 9 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 694.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 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

9 August 1985

Top 20 records on 9 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1985	Zhigansk, RU	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Huajintlan, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Kojnas, RU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Hialeah, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Tubbut, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Man, CI	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Svappavaara, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Bakke, NO	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Sappho 8 E, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Aseral, NO	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Ovre Sirdal, NO	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Eenrum, NL	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Rezekne, LV	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Namiquipa, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Little Mtn, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Miami Intl AP, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1985	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	39 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

1798 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1985. 1985 had 714 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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Data for records on 1985-08-09: 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	537
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1