Weather Records on 7 September 1985

1,459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1985. Highest significance: Velikie Luki, RU.

Key Facts for 7 September 1985

On 7 September 1985, 1,459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
620 were record highs and 502 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 1,390 daily.
Velikie Luki set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 7 September 1985.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,459 stations

1,459 station records on 7 September 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	160.1 mm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kapan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itaobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guarapari (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Solnethnaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coronel Murta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitirama (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karam	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fiskavattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iconha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Terpenij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hjalta_Kraftverk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jequitinhonha (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Mandacaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brjansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smolensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cataguases	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,459 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 290, Highest daily minimum 479, Lowest daily minimum 212, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 September 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	290
Highest daily minimum	479
Lowest daily minimum	212
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 September 1985 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 65, daily 1,390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,097 broken records

Margins by which the 1,097 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1985

Top 20 records on 7 September 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1985	Velikie Luki, RU	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1985	Manistique Wwtp, US	all-time rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1985	Sonora, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Nanning, CN	monthly rain	160.1 mm (6.3 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Kapan, AM	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Itaobim, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Guarapari (Dnos), BR	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Guiping, CN	daily rain	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	129.9 mm (5.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Solnethnaya, RU	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Laurel 3 W, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Coronel Murta, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Towson, US	monthly high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Moccasin Exp STN, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Ibitirama (Dnos), BR	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Karam, RU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	S Bend AP, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1985	Edsele, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	43 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 1,459 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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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 50	1,092
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1