Weather Records on 6 September 1985

1,371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1985. Highest significance: Cavendish, US.

Key Facts for 6 September 1985

On 6 September 1985, 1,371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
628 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 1,280 daily.
Cavendish set a daily record precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 6 September 1985.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,371 stations

1,371 station records on 6 September 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Transtrand_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Knas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bogucany	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grundforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elista	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zavetnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mangsbodarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Storbron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valujki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Branas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carangola	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Soljanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Svetlograd	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Satenas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edsbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fagelsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sweetgrass	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Siljansfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flotningen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fone_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Myskelasen_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Myronivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,371 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 179, Highest daily minimum 501, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 404, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 September 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	179
Highest daily minimum	501
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	404
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 September 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 86, daily 1,280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,079 broken records

Margins by which the 1,079 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1985

Top 20 records on 6 September 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1985	Cavendish, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1985	Woodstock, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1985	Transtrand_D, SE	monthly rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1985	Knas, SE	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1985	Grangeville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1985	Barisaho, GE	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1985	Newport, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1985	Bogucany, RU	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1985	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1985	Grundforsen, SE	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1985	Madisonville, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1985	Bastanka, UA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1985	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1985	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1985	Elista, RU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1985	Grafton, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1985	Zavetnoe, RU	monthly rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1985	Mangsbodarna, SE	monthly rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1985	Storbron, SE	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1985	Montpelier, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 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

1794 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 1,371 records.

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

Records on 09-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1802	1
1803	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1834	1
1841	1
1853	1
1854	1
1861	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	5
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	5
1903	5
1904	6
1905	14
1906	8
1907	14
1908	36
1909	13
1910	28
1911	20
1912	55
1913	21
1914	23
1915	14
1916	16
1917	23
1918	62
1919	106
1920	172
1921	67
1922	114
1923	153
1924	335
1925	290
1926	123
1927	137
1928	252
1929	359
1930	101
1931	324
1932	275
1933	368
1934	462
1935	341
1936	338
1937	237
1938	322
1939	447
1940	170
1941	276
1942	284
1943	831
1944	392
1945	537
1946	426
1947	895
1948	379
1949	525
1950	699
1951	263
1952	350
1953	396
1954	567
1955	493
1956	735
1957	311
1958	489
1959	405
1960	382
1961	317
1962	772
1963	419
1964	393
1965	722
1966	296
1967	878
1968	512
1969	737
1970	910
1971	436
1972	567
1973	866
1974	897
1975	426
1976	915
1977	467
1978	1,273
1979	892
1980	458
1981	542
1982	744
1983	1,965
1984	1,354
1985	1,371
1986	751
1987	735
1988	1,547
1989	544
1990	805
1991	757
1992	1,084
1993	856
1994	622
1995	1,220
1996	934
1997	1,389
1998	1,385
1999	1,048
2000	1,500
2001	631
2002	867
2003	718
2004	956
2005	601
2006	1,104
2007	1,246
2008	1,430
2009	735
2010	1,259
2011	1,684
2012	803
2013	886
2014	588
2015	692
2016	605
2017	838
2018	714
2019	797
2020	1,349
2021	407
2022	1,782
2023	905
2024	1,161
2025	894
2026	846

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-09-06: 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	1,004
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1