Weather Records on 20 August 1985

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1985. Highest significance: Cradock (Kanyaka), AU.

Key Facts for 20 August 1985

On 20 August 1985, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 336 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 655 daily.
Cradock (Kanyaka) set a daily record precipitation of 34.2 mm (1.3 in) on 20 August 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 20 August 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Asu	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sledge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martvily	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haisy	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lepel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guiyang	China	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Obluce	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Taxhimay	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rybinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 221, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 20 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	221
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1985

Top 20 records on 20 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1985	Cradock (Kanyaka), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1985	Huajintlan, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Changchun, CN	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Weston, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Konotop, UA	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Marquette, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Tatarsk, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Tower 2S, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Windsor, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Presa Colorines (Cfe), MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Tempe Asu, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Camilla 3SE, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Augustine 2E, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Dellyanine, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	87 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Karesuando, SE	daily low min	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Oracle 2 SE, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1985	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70 years	35 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 666 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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 20	463
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1