Weather Records on 19 August 1985

713 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1985. Highest significance: Bugt, CN.

Key Facts for 19 August 1985

On 19 August 1985, 713 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 296 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 701 daily.
Bugt set an all-time record daily precipitation of 127.5 mm (5.0 in) on 19 August 1985.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

713 stations

713 station records on 19 August 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bremo Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lewes	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hopen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Knas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Finnbacka_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benxi	China	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mangsbodarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Korsa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salgado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Ilimsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yingkou	China	Record daily precipitation	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Branas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Solleron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

713 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 251.

Records on 19 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 7, daily 701.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

544 broken records

Margins by which the 544 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 315.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1985

Top 20 records on 19 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1985	Bugt, CN	all-time rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1985	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1985	Salisbury, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 August 1985	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Hopewell, US	all-time rain	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Estancia, BR	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Bremo Bluff, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Lewes, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Forshult, SE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Howell Wwtp, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Hopen, NO	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Knas, SE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Ft Ross, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Thomas River, AU	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Finnbacka_D, SE	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Garden City Exp STN, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Manistee 3SE, US	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1985	Piedmont Rsch STN, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	6 years	45 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

1797 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1985. 1985 had 713 records.

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

Records on 08-19 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1800	1
1809	1
1820	1
1830	2
1831	1
1838	2
1844	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1857	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	9
1900	5
1901	13
1902	4
1903	6
1904	14
1905	16
1906	37
1907	17
1908	5
1909	24
1910	17
1911	9
1912	18
1913	9
1914	39
1915	34
1916	74
1917	200
1918	33
1919	31
1920	36
1921	22
1922	71
1923	97
1924	174
1925	154
1926	179
1927	343
1928	112
1929	163
1930	182
1931	207
1932	373
1933	328
1934	438
1935	389
1936	679
1937	305
1938	321
1939	432
1940	687
1941	431
1942	308
1943	596
1944	259
1945	427
1946	427
1947	896
1948	371
1949	411
1950	893
1951	362
1952	475
1953	412
1954	576
1955	780
1956	831
1957	325
1958	374
1959	733
1960	864
1961	425
1962	419
1963	570
1964	455
1965	550
1966	1,095
1967	839
1968	948
1969	501
1970	468
1971	376
1972	547
1973	519
1974	466
1975	561
1976	1,144
1977	938
1978	863
1979	1,492
1980	648
1981	1,004
1982	596
1983	1,387
1984	598
1985	713
1986	848
1987	811
1988	982
1989	660
1990	871
1991	656
1992	1,094
1993	771
1994	798
1995	1,542
1996	800
1997	958
1998	717
1999	980
2000	954
2001	1,027
2002	1,389
2003	918
2004	1,310
2005	920
2006	850
2007	1,360
2008	1,186
2009	1,039
2010	1,440
2011	975
2012	1,377
2013	765
2014	701
2015	989
2016	931
2017	439
2018	471
2019	601
2020	1,271
2021	1,366
2022	1,198
2023	910
2024	568
2025	786
2026	755

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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 50	531
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1