Weather Records on 5 September 1985

1,231 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1985. Highest significance: Mtn Home C of Eng, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 1985

On 5 September 1985, 1,231 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
625 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,176 daily.
Mtn Home C of Eng set an all-time record daily precipitation of 227.3 mm (8.9 in) on 5 September 1985.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,231 stations

1,231 station records on 5 September 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mtn Home C of Eng	United States	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Celina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Point Lock 25	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gigant	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Novomirgorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gayvoron	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rozdilna	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Slutsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chengshantou	China	Record daily precipitation	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shirley	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crailsheim-Alexandersreut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Titonka	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Offenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Grullo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,231 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 471, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 357.

Records on 5 September 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	471
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	357
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1985 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 51, daily 1,176.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

886 broken records

Margins by which the 886 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1985

Top 20 records on 5 September 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1985	Mtn Home C of Eng, US	all-time rain	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1985	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1985	Celina, RU	monthly rain	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Whitehall, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Paducah, US	all-time rain	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Auburn, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Clyde Lock 26, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Mason City, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Arlington 1 W, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Zhytomyr, UA	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Kewaunee, US	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Kanawha, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Decorah, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Mays Point Lock 25, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Gigant, RU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Vinnytsia, UA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1985	Novomirgorod, UA	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 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 1,231 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 1985-09-05: 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	831
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1