Weather Records on 14 August 1985

1,095 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1985. Highest significance: Mount Ryde, AU.

Key Facts for 14 August 1985

On 14 August 1985, 1,095 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
522 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,079 daily.
Mount Ryde set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 14 August 1985.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,095 stations

1,095 station records on 14 August 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Almhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vomb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trelleborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Horby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dandong	China	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mercersburg 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tillamook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caohekou	China	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,095 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 326, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 187, Heaviest daily rainfall 311.

Records on 14 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	326
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	187
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 1,079.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

846 broken records

Margins by which the 846 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1985

Top 20 records on 14 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1985	Mount Ryde, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1985	La Union, MX	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Edgerton, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Almhult, SE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Canadian, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	El Zapote, MX	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Vomb, SE	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Scott City, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Frederick, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Trelleborg, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Horby, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Edina, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Mattoon, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Dandong, CN	daily rain	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high min	19.9 C (67.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Snyder, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1985	Parsons 2 NW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	42 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 1,095 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-08-14: 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	803
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1