Weather Records on 30 August 1985

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1985. Highest significance: New Bedford Coop, US.

Key Facts for 30 August 1985

On 30 August 1985, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 610 daily.
New Bedford Coop set a daily record precipitation of 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 30 August 1985.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 30 August 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westchester Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ischim Amsg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
High Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miahuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puebla (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lukachukai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hita	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 189.

Records on 30 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 14, daily 610.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1985

Top 20 records on 30 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1985	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1985	Troy, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Kingston, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Cross City 1 E, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Dublin, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Charleston Intl AP, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Groton, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Westchester Co AP, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Ischim Amsg, RU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	High Springs, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Plant City, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Park City G.C., US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Penjamo, MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Ashling, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Winter Haven, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Williamsport Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1985	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	36 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

1806 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1985. 1985 had 629 records.

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

Records on 08-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1807	4
1813	1
1814	2
1827	1
1829	1
1835	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	4
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1880	4
1881	2
1882	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	7
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	6
1901	8
1902	12
1903	19
1904	13
1905	23
1906	29
1907	8
1908	10
1909	37
1910	15
1911	41
1912	60
1913	22
1914	23
1915	47
1916	17
1917	50
1918	45
1919	17
1920	78
1921	100
1922	65
1923	61
1924	283
1925	167
1926	173
1927	109
1928	327
1929	208
1930	245
1931	192
1932	1,102
1933	274
1934	519
1935	476
1936	191
1937	418
1938	233
1939	401
1940	346
1941	422
1942	385
1943	487
1944	491
1945	455
1946	545
1947	599
1948	519
1949	240
1950	481
1951	1,091
1952	316
1953	1,124
1954	516
1955	417
1956	479
1957	321
1958	363
1959	546
1960	356
1961	573
1962	387
1963	442
1964	422
1965	1,118
1966	500
1967	536
1968	729
1969	522
1970	423
1971	443
1972	579
1973	646
1974	838
1975	664
1976	679
1977	665
1978	825
1979	517
1980	572
1981	684
1982	770
1983	696
1984	1,127
1985	629
1986	1,768
1987	638
1988	881
1989	791
1990	983
1991	938
1992	1,697
1993	1,200
1994	601
1995	940
1996	1,385
1997	960
1998	1,278
1999	864
2000	1,189
2001	750
2002	801
2003	1,226
2004	1,087
2005	1,500
2006	989
2007	1,300
2008	678
2009	1,251
2010	1,552
2011	994
2012	1,087
2013	644
2014	558
2015	1,074
2016	552
2017	924
2018	616
2019	755
2020	671
2021	429
2022	1,077
2023	651
2024	912
2025	324
2026	733

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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	436
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2