Weather Records on 13 August 1985

829 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1985. Highest significance: Antigo, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1985

On 13 August 1985, 829 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 384 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 806 daily.
Antigo set a daily record precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 13 August 1985.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

829 stations

829 station records on 13 August 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anda	China	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Owen 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenview NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cashton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valga	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodrich 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairchild Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ripon 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Druzina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoj Uluj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jerusalem Central	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Partoun	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowler	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

829 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 211, Heaviest daily rainfall 215.

Records on 13 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	211
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 806.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

624 broken records

Margins by which the 624 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1985

Top 20 records on 13 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1985	Antigo, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Antioch, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Anda, CN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Owen 1E, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Freeport Wwtp, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Cold Bay AP, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Tiree, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	New London, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Glenview NAS, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Salida, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Warsaw, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Cashton, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Appleton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Richland Ctr, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Achinsk, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1985	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	40 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 829 records.

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

Records on 08-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1843	2
1849	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1864	3
1867	3
1868	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	3
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	5
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	9
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	3
1902	23
1903	12
1904	11
1905	11
1906	8
1907	3
1908	36
1909	33
1910	9
1911	41
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	32
1916	64
1917	62
1918	68
1919	38
1920	56
1921	34
1922	39
1923	84
1924	168
1925	146
1926	168
1927	113
1928	215
1929	184
1930	490
1931	596
1932	369
1933	291
1934	427
1935	400
1936	705
1937	370
1938	442
1939	276
1940	631
1941	516
1942	388
1943	611
1944	761
1945	356
1946	599
1947	685
1948	346
1949	420
1950	436
1951	373
1952	985
1953	238
1954	781
1955	732
1956	355
1957	432
1958	352
1959	363
1960	460
1961	503
1962	550
1963	583
1964	1,526
1965	734
1966	565
1967	1,091
1968	828
1969	663
1970	390
1971	431
1972	485
1973	452
1974	572
1975	462
1976	693
1977	678
1978	761
1979	1,198
1980	502
1981	534
1982	653
1983	647
1984	597
1985	829
1986	609
1987	1,106
1988	1,363
1989	637
1990	770
1991	845
1992	1,666
1993	993
1994	944
1995	1,910
1996	1,276
1997	1,009
1998	917
1999	1,363
2000	719
2001	861
2002	1,475
2003	1,993
2004	2,040
2005	1,418
2006	1,023
2007	1,243
2008	842
2009	806
2010	1,783
2011	736
2012	969
2013	430
2014	701
2015	652
2016	1,064
2017	523
2018	461
2019	653
2020	753
2021	928
2022	799
2023	763
2024	1,061
2025	714
2026	1,097

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Data for records on 1985-08-13: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 August 1985
Margin	Records
0 to 10	548
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3