Weather Records on 22 August 1985

793 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1985. Highest significance: Terowie, AU.

Key Facts for 22 August 1985

On 22 August 1985, 793 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 759 daily.
Terowie set a daily record precipitation of 32.6 mm (1.3 in) on 22 August 1985.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

793 stations

793 station records on 22 August 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Oodla Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Florieton (Bundey Bore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Galga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mulcra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mozdok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Robertstown (Geranium Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ermakovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Victoria Storage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peebinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meringur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gridley	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taldra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nadda (Zimmerman)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hateruma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	210.5 mm (8.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

793 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 404.

Records on 22 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	404
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 759.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 179.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1985

Top 20 records on 22 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1985	Terowie, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1985	Iola 1 W, US	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1985	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1985	Morgan Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1985	Madison, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1985	Yongala, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1985	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1985	Pinnaroo, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1985	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1985	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1985	Le Roy, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1985	Oodla Wirra, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1985	New Salem 5NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1985	Hallett, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1985	Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1985	Windsor, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1985	Florieton (Bundey Bore), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1985	Galga, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1985	Mulcra, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1985	Mozdok, RU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	57 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

1802 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1985. 1985 had 793 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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Data for records on 1985-08-22: 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 25	580
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1