Weather Records on 23 August 1985

1,187 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1985. Highest significance: Olenja Rechka, RU.

Key Facts for 23 August 1985

On 23 August 1985, 1,187 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
365 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,149 daily.
Olenja Rechka set an all-time record daily precipitation of 124.8 mm (4.9 in) on 23 August 1985.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,187 stations

1,187 station records on 23 August 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carangola	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Baixo Guandu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Alley Point (Poplars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Manhumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitirama (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itamarati-SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stanborough (Rockfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Timbertop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wilgabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Copeton (Carinya)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cryon (Koothney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,187 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 633.

Records on 23 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	633
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 34, daily 1,149.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

965 broken records

Margins by which the 965 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1985

Top 20 records on 23 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1985	Olenja Rechka, RU	all-time rain	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1985	Whyenbah, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1985	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Carangola, BR	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Baixo Guandu, BR	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Columbus, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Westgrove, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Bowling Alley Point (Poplars), AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Dores Do Manhumirim, BR	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Eldorado Springs, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Lockwood, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Wee Waa (Pendennis), AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Ibitirama (Dnos), BR	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Mtn Lake, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Webster City, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Walnut 4S, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Condobolin Ag Research STN, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Castelo, BR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1985	Corryong (Parish Lane), AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	50 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 1,187 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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Data for records on 1985-08-23: 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 10	731
10 to 20	152
20 to 30	50
30 to 40	19
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3