Weather Records on 19 September 1985

926 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1985. Highest significance: Liberal, US.

Key Facts for 19 September 1985

On 19 September 1985, 926 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
384 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 900 daily.
Liberal set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 19 September 1985.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

926 stations

926 station records on 19 September 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Gingkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ookala 223	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wombeyan Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conlen	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tharwa General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lucin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Okeechobee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waiakea Scd 88.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

926 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 344.

Records on 19 September 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 September 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 900.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

756 broken records

Margins by which the 756 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1985

Top 20 records on 19 September 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1985	Liberal, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1985	Kukaiau 222, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1985	Haina 214, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1985	Hooker, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Black Rock, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Dumas, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Bemidji, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Oberon (Gingkin), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Saginaw #3, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Ookala 223, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Dalhart FAA AP, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Beaver, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Mokpo, KR	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Kulani Camp 79, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1985	Wombeyan Caves, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	46 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

1805 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1985. 1985 had 926 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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 10	648
10 to 20	72
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	2