Weather Records on 4 September 1985

915 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1985. Highest significance: Mtn Home 1 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 4 September 1985

On 4 September 1985, 915 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
378 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 863 daily.
Mtn Home 1 NNW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 227.3 mm (8.9 in) on 4 September 1985.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

915 stations

915 station records on 4 September 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	199.0 mm (7.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tjamotis	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arjeplog A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nigniy_Studeniy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khust	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fagelsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silverberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnarn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suddesjaur	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hissmofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Storberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Randsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hunge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lhasa	China	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ramsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

915 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 337.

Records on 4 September 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 September 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 49, daily 863.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

680 broken records

Margins by which the 680 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1985

Top 20 records on 4 September 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1985	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	all-time rain	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 September 1985	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1985	Elim (Hosp), ZA	monthly rain	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1985	Una (Agr), ZA	monthly rain	199.0 mm (7.8 in)	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	11 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Mamakuil, ZA	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Banderlierkop (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Palmaryville, ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Sveg, SE	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Klein Australie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Tjamotis, SE	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Tooele, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Cabot, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Mtn Park, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Arcade, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Arjeplog A, SE	all-time rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Nigniy_Studeniy, UA	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1985	Khust, UA	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15 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 915 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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Data for records on 1985-09-04: 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	641
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1