Weather Records on 1 September 1985

901 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1985. Highest significance: Ribeira, BR.

Key Facts for 1 September 1985

On 1 September 1985, 901 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
363 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 813 daily.
Ribeira set a daily record precipitation of 87.3 mm (3.4 in) on 1 September 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

901 stations

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

Weather records on 1 September 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ribeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karaby-Yala	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alejskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shanghai/Hongqiao	China	Record daily precipitation	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bananal (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kyrylivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minneota	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	124.1 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Chico	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rebriha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palatka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

901 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 195, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 327.

Records on 1 September 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	195
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 86, daily 813.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

706 broken records

Margins by which the 706 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1985

Top 20 records on 1 September 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1985	Ribeira, BR	daily rain	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Thomas River, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Karaby-Yala, UA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Buckeye, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Alejskaja, RU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Suttsu, JP	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Jacksonville, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Rio Dos Patos, BR	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Parker 6 E, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Plant City, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Shanghai/Hongqiao, CN	daily rain	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Lake City 2 E, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Rubcovsk, RU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Luiz Alves, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Livermore, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Ft Morgan, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1985	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	42 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 901 records.

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

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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Data for records on 1985-09-01: 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 20	668
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1