1985

684 tornadoes, 9 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 60+ large wildfires, 5 notable earthquakes. 38 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 94.

Tornadoes

684 recorded; 38 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Outbreak days

May 31, 198530 tornadoes, 76 killed

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1985

May 31, 1985	F5	Portage, Trumbull, Mercer	47.0	18
May 31, 1985	F4	Mercer, Crawford, Venango	56.2	16
May 31, 1985	F4	Ashtabula, Erie	14.0	12
May 31, 1985	F4	Venango, Forest	29.0	7
May 31, 1985	F4	Warren, McKean, Elk	29.0	4
May 31, 1985	F4	Clearfield, Clinton, Centre	69.0	0
May 10, 1985	F4	Phillips, Smith, Franklin	56.0	0
May 10, 1985	F4	Rooks, Phillips	33.0	0
May 31, 1985	F4	Erie, Warren, Chautauqua	28.0	0
May 31, 1985	F3	Beaver, Butler	39.0	9
May 31, 1985	F3	Lycoming, Union, Northumberland	19.0	6
Nov 18, 1985	F3	Marion, Baxter	34.0	3
Apr 21, 1985	F3	Throckmorton, Young	4.5	3
Jun 8, 1985	F3	Price, Oneida	68.0	2
May 30, 1985	F3	Clayton, Grant	34.0	2
May 31, 1985	F3	Crawford	23.0	2
Mar 17, 1985	F3	Sarasota	3.0	2
May 31, 1985	F3	Licking, Coshocton	29.0	1
May 27, 1985	F3	Scotts Bluff, Banner, Cheyenne	48.0	0
Aug 16, 1985	F3	Morgan, Limestone	45.0	0
Aug 16, 1985	F3	Cullman, Morgan	32.0	0
May 10, 1985	F3	Rooks	30.0	0
May 10, 1985	F3	Buffalo	17.0	0
May 31, 1985	F3	Warren	17.0	0
May 31, 1985	F3	Trumbull, Ashtabula	15.0	0
Apr 23, 1985	F3	Caddo, Bossier, Lafayette	13.0	0
May 31, 1985	F3	Chautauqua	13.0	0
Aug 16, 1985	F3	Giles	12.0	0
May 10, 1985	F3	Trego	10.0	0
Apr 20, 1985	F3	Pipestone, Murray	8.0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F3	Marshall	8.0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F3	Etowah	8.0	0
May 31, 1985	F3	Crawford	8.0	0
May 22, 1985	F3	Forsyth	3.5	0
Apr 5, 1985	F3	Cullman	3.0	0
Aug 17, 1985	F3	Wabaunsee	2.0	0
Jul 25, 1985	F3	Albemarle, Greene	0.2	0
Aug 2, 1985	F3	Big Horn	0.2	0
Aug 12, 1985	F2	Monroe, Juneau	22.0	2
Apr 28, 1985	F2	Nolan, Taylor	4.0	1
May 31, 1985	F2	Crawford	4.0	1
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Randolph	1.8	1
Aug 16, 1985	F2	Walker	1.3	1
Apr 20, 1985	F2	Knox	35.0	0
Jun 22, 1985	F2	Geauga, Ashtabula, Crawford	33.4	0
Jul 3, 1985	F2	Crow Wing, Aitkin, Mille Lacs	33.0	0
Jun 8, 1985	F2	Mecosta	24.0	0
Sep 23, 1985	F2	Conecuh	22.0	0
May 30, 1985	F2	Dane	21.0	0
May 31, 1985	F2	Forest, Elk, McKean	19.0	0
Nov 18, 1985	F2	Johnson	18.0	0
May 30, 1985	F2	Grant, Iowa	16.0	0
Jul 15, 1985	F2	Ingham	15.6	0
May 31, 1985	F2	Columbiana	15.0	0
Apr 29, 1985	F2	Love, Carter	14.0	0
Aug 16, 1985	F2	Madison	13.0	0
Apr 20, 1985	F2	Turner	12.0	0
Feb 23, 1985	F2	Atoka	10.0	0
Apr 20, 1985	F2	Yankton	10.0	0
Apr 23, 1985	F2	Prairie, Monroe	10.0	0
May 31, 1985	F2	Ashtabula, Crawford	10.0	0
Aug 12, 1985	F2	Wood	10.0	0
Aug 16, 1985	F2	Cullman	10.0	0
Aug 17, 1985	F2	Spartanburg	9.0	0
Apr 22, 1985	F2	Custer	8.0	0
Apr 23, 1985	F2	Caddo, De Soto	8.0	0
Apr 30, 1985	F2	Haywood	8.0	0
May 13, 1985	F2	Hunt	8.0	0
Aug 16, 1985	F2	Colbert	8.0	0
Oct 17, 1985	F2	Hill	7.0	0
Aug 16, 1985	F2	Lincoln	7.0	0
May 31, 1985	F2	Venango	6.0	0
Dec 10, 1985	F2	Williamson	5.0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F2	Young, Archer	5.0	0
Apr 23, 1985	F2	Claiborne	5.0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Pickens	5.0	0
Jun 2, 1985	F2	Horry	5.0	0
Jun 4, 1985	F2	Wilson	5.0	0
Jun 8, 1985	F2	Door	5.0	0
Aug 16, 1985	F2	Giles	5.0	0
Aug 31, 1985	F2	Lake	5.0	0
Mar 28, 1985	F2	Logan	4.5	0
May 13, 1985	F2	Dallas	4.5	0
Nov 30, 1985	F2	Atoka	4.0	0
May 13, 1985	F2	Lamar	4.0	0
Sep 22, 1985	F2	Alfalfa	4.0	0
Apr 20, 1985	F2	Bon Homme	3.5	0
Apr 28, 1985	F2	Jones	3.5	0
May 21, 1985	F2	Jackson	3.5	0
May 1, 1985	F2	Lamar	3.2	0
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Talladega, Calhoun	3.0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Cherokee	3.0	0
Jul 31, 1985	F2	Lancaster	3.0	0
Aug 16, 1985	F2	Jefferson	3.0	0
Oct 18, 1985	F2	Collin	2.0	0
Mar 28, 1985	F2	Richland	2.0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Scott	2.0	0
Jun 17, 1985	F2	Tishomingo	2.0	0
Apr 23, 1985	F2	Lonoke	1.5	0
Aug 16, 1985	F2	Walker	1.5	0
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Harrison	1.0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Jefferson	1.0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Washington	1.0	0
May 10, 1985	F2	Crook	1.0	0
May 1, 1985	F2	Winston	1.0	0
Sep 23, 1985	F2	Harrison	1.0	0
Mar 11, 1985	F2	San Benito	0.5	0
Apr 22, 1985	F2	Hays	0.5	0
Apr 25, 1985	F2	Montezuma	0.5	0
May 10, 1985	F2	Seward	0.5	0
May 30, 1985	F2	Burleigh	0.5	0
Jun 24, 1985	F2	Cavalier	0.5	0
Jul 19, 1985	F2	Douglas	0.5	0
Jul 31, 1985	F2	Yuma	0.5	0
Jul 9, 1985	F2	LaSalle	0.5	0
Sep 22, 1985	F2	Wayne	0.5	0
Jun 15, 1985	F2	Huntington	0.3	0
Jun 8, 1985	F1	Menominee	2.5	1
Dec 10, 1985	F1	Williamson	23.0	0
May 30, 1985	F1	Jackson	20.0	0
Aug 12, 1985	F1	Clay, Union	20.0	0
May 30, 1985	F1	Buchanan, Platte	15.6	0
Apr 19, 1985	F1	Davison	15.0	0
May 6, 1985	F1	Goshen	15.0	0
Aug 17, 1985	F1	Waukesha, Milwaukee	15.0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Murray, Lyon, Redwood	14.5	0
Sep 2, 1985	F1	Stone	14.0	0
Oct 5, 1985	F1	Middlesex, Union	12.0	0
May 30, 1985	F1	Barron, Chippewa	11.0	0
May 31, 1985	F1	Muskingum, Coshocton	11.0	0
May 31, 1985	F1	Luzerne	11.0	0
Jun 24, 1985	F1	Windham	10.0	0
Aug 17, 1985	F1	Jackson	10.0	0
Jul 4, 1985	F1	Brooks	8.6	0
Aug 16, 1985	F1	Madison	8.5	0
Jun 22, 1985	F1	Crawford	8.0	0
Jun 22, 1985	F1	Crawford	8.0	0
Sep 23, 1985	F1	Washington	7.0	0
Jun 8, 1985	F1	Lake	6.7	0
May 13, 1985	F1	Gasconade	6.0	0
Aug 17, 1985	F1	Oconee	6.0	0
Aug 6, 1985	F1	Ellsworth	6.0	0
Aug 16, 1985	F1	Cullman	5.5	0
Nov 19, 1985	F1	Piatt, Champaign	5.0	0
Mar 17, 1985	F1	Okeechobee	5.0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Murray	5.0	0
May 31, 1985	F1	Warren	5.0	0
May 31, 1985	F1	St. Lawrence	5.0	0
Jun 16, 1985	F1	Washburn	5.0	0
Jul 26, 1985	F1	Otsego	5.0	0
Aug 3, 1985	F1	Saline, Dickinson	5.0	0
May 27, 1985	F1	Lenawee	4.9	0
Aug 16, 1985	F1	Newton	4.5	0
Mar 3, 1985	F1	Adams	4.0	0
Apr 23, 1985	F1	Webster	4.0	0
May 30, 1985	F1	Brookings	4.0	0
Apr 20, 1985	F1	Woodward	3.6	0
Oct 30, 1985	F1	Nassau	3.0	0
Oct 31, 1985	F1	Hillsborough	3.0	0
Nov 18, 1985	F1	McCurtain	3.0	0
Mar 27, 1985	F1	Schuyler	3.0	0
Mar 3, 1985	F1	York	3.0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Kandiyohi	3.0	0
Apr 23, 1985	F1	Caddo, Bossier	3.0	0
Apr 28, 1985	F1	Dawson	3.0	0
Apr 30, 1985	F1	Claiborne	3.0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Ouachita, Union	3.0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	St. Clair, Talladega	3.0	0
May 14, 1985	F1	Sibley, Carver	3.0	0
May 27, 1985	F1	Logan	3.0	0
Jun 22, 1985	F1	Warren	3.0	0
Jul 31, 1985	F1	Cumberland	3.0	0
Aug 16, 1985	F1	Jefferson, Walker	3.0	0
Aug 17, 1985	F1	York	3.0	0
Sep 25, 1985	F1	Bradley	3.0	0
Sep 4, 1985	F1	Gregory	3.0	0
Apr 4, 1985	F1	Macomb	2.3	0
Nov 27, 1985	F1	Chester	2.2	0
Oct 28, 1985	F1	Walton	2.0	0
Nov 27, 1985	F1	Hamblen	2.0	0
Feb 11, 1985	F1	Baldwin	2.0	0
Mar 28, 1985	F1	Wyandot	2.0	0
Apr 23, 1985	F1	Webster	2.0	0
Apr 23, 1985	F1	Claiborne	2.0	0
Apr 28, 1985	F1	Dawson	2.0	0
Apr 28, 1985	F1	Dawson	2.0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Union	2.0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Douglas	2.0	0
May 10, 1985	F1	Burleigh	2.0	0
May 10, 1985	F1	Holt	2.0	0
May 11, 1985	F1	Marion, Mahaska	2.0	0
May 11, 1985	F1	Green Lake	2.0	0
May 25, 1985	F1	Indian River	2.0	0
May 31, 1985	F1	Adams	2.0	0
Jun 23, 1985	F1	Polk	2.0	0
Jun 30, 1985	F1	Yuma	2.0	0
Jun 3, 1985	F1	Elbert	2.0	0
Jun 9, 1985	F1	El Paso	2.0	0
Aug 30, 1985	F1	Lancaster	2.0	0
Aug 30, 1985	F1	Montgomery	2.0	0
Aug 4, 1985	F1	Plymouth	2.0	0
Sep 7, 1985	F1	Antrim	2.0	0
Apr 23, 1985	F1	Dunklin	1.8	0
Oct 5, 1985	F1	Queens	1.5	0
May 23, 1985	F1	Acadia	1.5	0
May 27, 1985	F1	Wyandot, Crawford	1.5	0
Jun 22, 1985	F1	Belmont	1.5	0
Jun 23, 1985	F1	Cass	1.5	0
Jul 31, 1985	F1	Philadelphia	1.5	0
Jul 4, 1985	F1	Cook	1.5	0
Aug 13, 1985	F1	Sac	1.5	0
Aug 26, 1985	F1	Windham, Providence	1.5	0
Aug 21, 1985	F1	Mountrail	1.3	0
Sep 9, 1985	F1	St. Joseph	1.3	0
Oct 28, 1985	F1	Lincoln	1.2	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Lyon	1.2	0
Aug 12, 1985	F1	Clark	1.2	0
Oct 28, 1985	F1	Okaloosa	1.0	0
Mar 28, 1985	F1	Erie	1.0	0
Mar 29, 1985	F1	Callahan	1.0	0
Apr 15, 1985	F1	Tift	1.0	0
Apr 19, 1985	F1	Butler	1.0	0
Apr 20, 1985	F1	Knox	1.0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Madison	1.0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Redwood	1.0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Thayer	1.0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Coffee	1.0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Blount	1.0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Fulton	1.0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Fannin, Gordon	1.0	0
May 13, 1985	F1	Howard	1.0	0
May 21, 1985	F1	Baca	1.0	0
May 24, 1985	F1	Palm Beach	1.0	0
May 27, 1985	F1	Yuma	1.0	0
May 27, 1985	F1	Yuma	1.0	0
May 29, 1985	F1	Newton	1.0	0
May 7, 1985	F1	Morgan	1.0	0
Jun 16, 1985	F1	Huntingdon	1.0	0
Jun 17, 1985	F1	Boone	1.0	0
Jun 25, 1985	F1	Arapahoe	1.0	0
Jun 30, 1985	F1	Alachua	1.0	0
Jun 2, 1985	F1	Douglas	1.0	0
Jul 15, 1985	F1	Douglas	1.0	0
Jul 17, 1985	F1	Keya Paha	1.0	0
Aug 10, 1985	F1	Grant	1.0	0
Aug 16, 1985	F1	Williamson	1.0	0
Aug 30, 1985	F1	Suffolk	1.0	0
Aug 31, 1985	F1	Marion	1.0	0
Sep 17, 1985	F1	Itasca	1.0	0
May 1, 1985	F1	Crittenden	0.9	0
May 21, 1985	F1	Hancock	0.7	0
Jul 8, 1985	F1	Tucker	0.7	0
Aug 15, 1985	F1	Jefferson	0.7	0
Aug 15, 1985	F1	Cameron	0.7	0
Aug 25, 1985	F1	Calcasieu	0.7	0
Aug 2, 1985	F1	Acadia	0.7	0
Feb 11, 1985	F1	Escambia	0.6	0
Aug 16, 1985	F1	Cullman	0.6	0
Mar 17, 1985	F1	Bay	0.5	0
Mar 28, 1985	F1	Wayne	0.5	0
Apr 20, 1985	F1	Holt	0.5	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Pierce	0.5	0
Apr 22, 1985	F1	Furnas	0.5	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Randolph	0.5	0
May 10, 1985	F1	Scotts Bluff	0.5	0
May 10, 1985	F1	Sherman	0.5	0
May 21, 1985	F1	Hancock	0.5	0
May 29, 1985	F1	Newton	0.5	0
May 29, 1985	F1	Hitchcock	0.5	0
May 29, 1985	F1	Hitchcock	0.5	0
May 31, 1985	F1	Madison	0.5	0
Jun 30, 1985	F1	Troup	0.5	0
Jun 3, 1985	F1	Arapahoe	0.5	0
Jun 3, 1985	F1	Arapahoe	0.5	0
Jun 3, 1985	F1	El Paso	0.5	0
Jun 4, 1985	F1	DeSoto	0.5	0
Jun 9, 1985	F1	Douglas	0.5	0
Jul 26, 1985	F1	Weld	0.5	0
Jul 26, 1985	F1	Adams	0.5	0
Jul 30, 1985	F1	Arapahoe	0.5	0
Aug 13, 1985	F1	Pocahontas	0.5	0
Aug 31, 1985	F1	Pasco	0.5	0
Aug 4, 1985	F1	Cherokee	0.5	0
Sep 23, 1985	F1	Harrison	0.5	0
Sep 2, 1985	F1	Harrison	0.5	0
May 21, 1985	F1	Hancock	0.4	0
Jun 6, 1985	F1	Wheeler	0.4	0
Nov 19, 1985	F1	Pottawatomie	0.3	0
Nov 19, 1985	F1	McLean	0.3	0
Mar 15, 1985	F1	Pinellas	0.3	0
Apr 28, 1985	F1	Colleton	0.3	0
Jun 14, 1985	F1	Ramsey	0.3	0
Jun 14, 1985	F1	Eddy	0.3	0
Aug 2, 1985	F1	Larimer	0.3	0
Aug 3, 1985	F1	Arapahoe	0.3	0
Sep 2, 1985	F1	Harrison	0.3	0
Sep 8, 1985	F1	Faribault	0.3	0
Oct 5, 1985	F1	Ulster	0.2	0
Nov 13, 1985	F1	Tulsa	0.2	0
Nov 29, 1985	F1	Barbour	0.2	0
Mar 28, 1985	F1	Allen	0.2	0
Mar 28, 1985	F1	Cowlitz	0.2	0
Mar 31, 1985	F1	Ingham	0.2	0
May 14, 1985	F1	Clinton	0.2	0
May 21, 1985	F1	Jackson	0.2	0
May 31, 1985	F1	Stark	0.2	0
May 31, 1985	F1	Monroe	0.2	0
Jun 14, 1985	F1	Ramsey	0.2	0
Jun 14, 1985	F1	Tulsa	0.2	0
Jun 15, 1985	F1	Dawson	0.2	0
Jun 16, 1985	F1	Morrison	0.2	0
Jun 23, 1985	F1	York	0.2	0
Jun 24, 1985	F1	Cavalier	0.2	0
Jun 3, 1985	F1	Monroe	0.2	0
Jun 3, 1985	F1	Garfield	0.2	0
Jun 7, 1985	F1	Clay	0.2	0
Jul 17, 1985	F1	Clark	0.2	0
Jul 18, 1985	F1	Pembina	0.2	0
Jul 18, 1985	F1	Morgan	0.2	0
Jul 19, 1985	F1	Fremont	0.2	0
Jul 22, 1985	F1	Fremont	0.2	0
Jul 31, 1985	F1	Dawes	0.2	0
Aug 11, 1985	F1	Morehouse	0.2	0
Aug 16, 1985	F1	Jefferson	0.2	0
Aug 16, 1985	F1	Lauderdale	0.2	0
Aug 16, 1985	F1	Stutsman	0.2	0
Aug 16, 1985	F1	Cherry	0.2	0
Aug 16, 1985	F1	Faulk	0.2	0
Aug 18, 1985	F1	Duplin	0.2	0
Aug 22, 1985	F1	Logan	0.2	0
Aug 22, 1985	F1	Hand	0.2	0
Aug 5, 1985	F1	Adams	0.2	0
Aug 7, 1985	F1	Lincoln	0.2	0
Sep 2, 1985	F1	Dundy	0.2	0
Sep 4, 1985	F1	Gosper	0.2	0
Sep 4, 1985	F1	Franklin	0.2	0
Sep 4, 1985	F1	Buffalo	0.2	0
Sep 4, 1985	F1	Hall	0.2	0
Sep 7, 1985	F1	Crawford	0.2	0
Sep 8, 1985	F1	Twin Falls	0.2	0
Oct 28, 1985	F1	Covington	0.1	0
Oct 28, 1985	F1	Escambia	0.1	0
Oct 29, 1985	F1	Baldwin	0.1	0
Feb 22, 1985	F1	Rogers	0.1	0
Feb 23, 1985	F1	Tunica	0.1	0
Mar 15, 1985	F1	Pinal	0.1	0
Mar 26, 1985	F1	McClain	0.1	0
Mar 3, 1985	F1	Hamilton	0.1	0
Mar 3, 1985	F1	York	0.1	0
Mar 3, 1985	F1	Logan	0.1	0
Mar 3, 1985	F1	Payne	0.1	0
Apr 11, 1985	F1	Jefferson	0.1	0
Apr 14, 1985	F1	Madison	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1985	F1	Tripp	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1985	F1	Polk	0.1	0
Apr 20, 1985	F1	Bon Homme	0.1	0
Apr 20, 1985	F1	Clay	0.1	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Buffalo	0.1	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Murray	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1985	F1	Carter	0.1	0
Apr 29, 1985	F1	Seminole	0.1	0
Apr 30, 1985	F1	Mayes	0.1	0
May 10, 1985	F1	Burleigh	0.1	0
May 10, 1985	F1	Stutsman	0.1	0
May 11, 1985	F1	Fond du Lac	0.1	0
May 12, 1985	F1	Lincoln	0.1	0
May 14, 1985	F1	Lee	0.1	0
May 27, 1985	F1	Marion	0.1	0
May 2, 1985	F1	Gooding	0.1	0
Aug 14, 1985	F1	Linn	0.1	0
Aug 16, 1985	F1	Lawrence	0.1	0
Aug 16, 1985	F1	Walker	0.1	0
Aug 16, 1985	F1	Jefferson	0.1	0
Aug 1, 1985	F1	Jefferson	0.1	0
Aug 8, 1985	F1	Sheridan	0.1	0
Sep 27, 1985	F1	Middlesex	0.1	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Douglas, Hutchinson, Davison	20.0	0
Apr 20, 1985	F0	Woodward	15.3	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Hanson, Miner	15.0	0
Jun 15, 1985	F0	Grundy, Will	13.0	0
Oct 28, 1985	F0	Okaloosa	12.0	0
May 4, 1985	F0	Norman	7.0	0
Jul 3, 1985	F0	Crow Wing, Aitkin	7.0	0
Oct 31, 1985	F0	Washington, Jackson	6.0	0
Mar 28, 1985	F0	Ashland	6.0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Murray	6.0	0
May 20, 1985	F0	Lynn	6.0	0
May 31, 1985	F0	Indiana	6.0	0
Apr 22, 1985	F0	Custer	5.0	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Miner, Kingsbury	5.0	0
May 19, 1985	F0	Coke	5.0	0
May 31, 1985	F0	Venango, Clarion	5.0	0
Jul 4, 1985	F0	Waushara	5.0	0
Jun 10, 1985	F0	Shelby	4.5	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Miner	4.0	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Miner	4.0	0
May 28, 1985	F0	Grant	4.0	0
Aug 17, 1985	F0	Chatham	4.0	0
May 20, 1985	F0	Lynn	3.0	0
Aug 17, 1985	F0	Union	3.0	0
Dec 11, 1985	F0	St. Tammany	2.5	0
Apr 18, 1985	F0	Warren	2.5	0
Oct 28, 1985	F0	Escambia	2.0	0
Mar 15, 1985	F0	Pinal	2.0	0
Mar 15, 1985	F0	Pinal	2.0	0
Apr 20, 1985	F0	Yankton	2.0	0
May 20, 1985	F0	Kent	2.0	0
Aug 31, 1985	F0	Lake	2.0	0
Sep 20, 1985	F0	Bernalillo	2.0	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Grant	1.5	0
Jan 17, 1985	F0	Bay	1.0	0
Apr 30, 1985	F0	Oregon	1.0	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Polk	1.0	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Poweshiek	1.0	0
May 3, 1985	F0	Sarasota	1.0	0
Jun 20, 1985	F0	Hot Springs	1.0	0
Jun 6, 1985	F0	Mecklenburg	1.0	0
Jul 6, 1985	F0	Baldwin	1.0	0
Aug 17, 1985	F0	York	1.0	0
Aug 24, 1985	F0	Delaware	1.0	0
Sep 1, 1985	F0	Duval	1.0	0
Jul 14, 1985	F0	Northampton	0.8	0
Aug 16, 1985	F0	Cullman	0.8	0
Oct 29, 1985	F0	Jones	0.7	0
May 15, 1985	F0	Ingham, Livingston	0.6	0
Nov 29, 1985	F0	Sumter	0.5	0
Jan 31, 1985	F0	Autauga	0.5	0
Mar 17, 1985	F0	DeSoto	0.5	0
Mar 29, 1985	F0	Callahan	0.5	0
Mar 29, 1985	F0	Callahan	0.5	0
Mar 29, 1985	F0	Stephens	0.5	0
Mar 29, 1985	F0	Union	0.5	0
Mar 29, 1985	F0	Union	0.5	0
Apr 13, 1985	F0	Wilbarger	0.5	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Throckmorton	0.5	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Throckmorton	0.5	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Throckmorton	0.5	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Ward	0.5	0
Apr 22, 1985	F0	McLennan	0.5	0
Apr 22, 1985	F0	Smith	0.5	0
Apr 22, 1985	F0	Wood	0.5	0
Apr 22, 1985	F0	Upshur	0.5	0
Apr 23, 1985	F0	Harrison	0.5	0
Apr 27, 1985	F0	Johnson	0.5	0
Apr 27, 1985	F0	Eastland	0.5	0
Apr 27, 1985	F0	Johnson	0.5	0
Apr 28, 1985	F0	Smith	0.5	0
Apr 28, 1985	F0	Smith	0.5	0
Apr 28, 1985	F0	Smith	0.5	0
Apr 28, 1985	F0	Rusk	0.5	0
Apr 28, 1985	F0	Panola	0.5	0
Apr 28, 1985	F0	Dawson, Borden	0.5	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Holt	0.5	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Parker	0.5	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Douglas	0.5	0
May 12, 1985	F0	Eastland	0.5	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Rockwall	0.5	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Bell	0.5	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Falls	0.5	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Limestone	0.5	0
May 20, 1985	F0	Lamar	0.5	0
May 20, 1985	F0	Lamar	0.5	0
May 23, 1985	F0	Dare	0.5	0
May 2, 1985	F0	Walton	0.5	0
May 2, 1985	F0	Leon	0.5	0
Jun 11, 1985	F0	Larue	0.5	0
Jul 22, 1985	F0	Brevard	0.5	0
Jul 24, 1985	F0	Hernando	0.5	0
Jul 25, 1985	F0	Hillsborough	0.5	0
Aug 12, 1985	F0	Waushara	0.5	0
Aug 16, 1985	F0	Etowah	0.5	0
Aug 28, 1985	F0	Broward	0.5	0
Aug 31, 1985	F0	Glades	0.5	0
Aug 1, 1985	F0	Broward	0.5	0
Aug 5, 1985	F0	Miami-Dade	0.5	0
Aug 5, 1985	F0	Palm Beach	0.5	0
Sep 12, 1985	F0	Citrus	0.5	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Boone	0.3	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Pierce	0.3	0
Apr 23, 1985	F0	Dent	0.3	0
Apr 30, 1985	F0	Lee	0.3	0
May 26, 1985	F0	Racine	0.3	0
Jul 3, 1985	F0	Crow Wing	0.3	0
Jul 5, 1985	F0	Lawrence	0.3	0
Sep 23, 1985	F0	Harrison	0.3	0
Nov 11, 1985	F0	Fort Bend	0.2	0
Nov 28, 1985	F0	St. John the Baptist	0.2	0
Nov 29, 1985	F0	Horry	0.2	0
Nov 4, 1985	F0	Hyde	0.2	0
Nov 4, 1985	F0	Dare	0.2	0
Mar 31, 1985	F0	Cuyahoga	0.2	0
Apr 28, 1985	F0	Howard	0.2	0
Apr 28, 1985	F0	Howard	0.2	0
Apr 28, 1985	F0	Howard	0.2	0
May 26, 1985	F0	DeKalb	0.2	0
May 26, 1985	F0	Clay	0.2	0
May 26, 1985	F0	Frontier	0.2	0
May 29, 1985	F0	Red Willow	0.2	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Clinton	0.2	0
May 6, 1985	F0	Scotts Bluff	0.2	0
Jun 10, 1985	F0	Clark	0.2	0
Jun 12, 1985	F0	Pecos	0.2	0
Jun 14, 1985	F0	Towner	0.2	0
Jun 14, 1985	F0	Towner	0.2	0
Jun 14, 1985	F0	Dickey	0.2	0
Jun 14, 1985	F0	Cottonwood	0.2	0
Jun 16, 1985	F0	Beaufort	0.2	0
Jun 16, 1985	F0	Anoka	0.2	0
Jun 17, 1985	F0	Andrew	0.2	0
Jun 21, 1985	F0	Clinton	0.2	0
Jun 22, 1985	F0	Venango	0.2	0
Jun 23, 1985	F0	Webster	0.2	0
Jun 24, 1985	F0	Clark	0.2	0
Jun 24, 1985	F0	Cavalier	0.2	0
Jun 1, 1985	F0	Ector	0.2	0
Jun 2, 1985	F0	Kiowa	0.2	0
Jun 2, 1985	F0	Kiowa	0.2	0
Jun 2, 1985	F0	Kiowa	0.2	0
Jun 3, 1985	F0	Winkler	0.2	0
Jun 4, 1985	F0	Culberson	0.2	0
Jun 5, 1985	F0	Lea	0.2	0
Jun 5, 1985	F0	Gaines	0.2	0
Jun 7, 1985	F0	Lincoln	0.2	0
Jun 8, 1985	F0	Lake of the Woods	0.2	0
Jun 8, 1985	F0	Koochiching	0.2	0
Jul 14, 1985	F0	Sangamon	0.2	0
Jul 17, 1985	F0	Brown	0.2	0
Jul 17, 1985	F0	Day	0.2	0
Jul 23, 1985	F0	Dewey	0.2	0
Jul 24, 1985	F0	Lea	0.2	0
Jul 24, 1985	F0	Chase	0.2	0
Jul 25, 1985	F0	Eddy	0.2	0
Jul 25, 1985	F0	Goochland	0.2	0
Jul 25, 1985	F0	Hanover	0.2	0
Jul 26, 1985	F0	Niobrara	0.2	0
Jul 26, 1985	F0	Niobrara	0.2	0
Jul 31, 1985	F0	Goshen	0.2	0
Jul 31, 1985	F0	Woods	0.2	0
Jul 5, 1985	F0	Bremer	0.2	0
Aug 15, 1985	F0	St. Bernard	0.2	0
Aug 16, 1985	F0	Clarke	0.2	0
Aug 17, 1985	F0	Lyon	0.2	0
Aug 18, 1985	F0	Northampton	0.2	0
Aug 21, 1985	F0	McKenzie	0.2	0
Aug 21, 1985	F0	Wells	0.2	0
Aug 21, 1985	F0	McKenzie	0.2	0
Aug 22, 1985	F0	Walworth	0.2	0
Aug 22, 1985	F0	McPherson	0.2	0
Aug 22, 1985	F0	Brown	0.2	0
Aug 25, 1985	F0	Clay	0.2	0
Aug 3, 1985	F0	Stutsman	0.2	0
Aug 3, 1985	F0	LaMoure	0.2	0
Aug 3, 1985	F0	Stutsman	0.2	0
Sep 22, 1985	F0	Woods	0.2	0
Sep 23, 1985	F0	Baldwin	0.2	0
Sep 4, 1985	F0	Douglas	0.2	0
Sep 5, 1985	F0	Stutsman	0.2	0
Sep 5, 1985	F0	LaMoure	0.2	0
Oct 13, 1985	F0	Ector	0.1	0
Nov 18, 1985	F0	Mason	0.1	0
Nov 19, 1985	F0	McLean	0.1	0
Feb 23, 1985	F0	Tunica	0.1	0
Feb 4, 1985	F0	San Diego	0.1	0
Mar 22, 1985	F0	Cotton	0.1	0
Mar 26, 1985	F0	Floyd	0.1	0
Mar 26, 1985	F0	Phillips	0.1	0
Mar 26, 1985	F0	Pontotoc	0.1	0
Mar 3, 1985	F0	Labette	0.1	0
Apr 12, 1985	F0	Cochran	0.1	0
Apr 12, 1985	F0	Cochran	0.1	0
Apr 12, 1985	F0	Hockley	0.1	0
Apr 13, 1985	F0	Osage	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1985	F0	Hutchinson	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1985	F0	Cass	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1985	F0	Beadle	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1985	F0	Noble	0.1	0
Apr 20, 1985	F0	Yankton	0.1	0
Apr 20, 1985	F0	Bon Homme	0.1	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Lyon	0.1	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Mitchell	0.1	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Renville	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1985	F0	Phelps	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1985	F0	Phelps	0.1	0
Apr 23, 1985	F0	Jefferson	0.1	0
Apr 26, 1985	F0	Gray	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1985	F0	Howard	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1985	F0	Howard	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1985	F0	Howard	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1985	F0	Pecos	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1985	F0	Nolan	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1985	F0	Fisher	0.1	0
Apr 29, 1985	F0	Hood	0.1	0
Apr 29, 1985	F0	Scott	0.1	0
Apr 30, 1985	F0	Cherokee	0.1	0
May 10, 1985	F0	Burleigh	0.1	0
May 10, 1985	F0	Kidder	0.1	0
May 10, 1985	F0	Kearny	0.1	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Charles Mix	0.1	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Charles Mix	0.1	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Davison	0.1	0
May 11, 1985	F0	McCook	0.1	0
May 11, 1985	F0	McCook	0.1	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Miner	0.1	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Sanborn	0.1	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Douglas	0.1	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Sanborn	0.1	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Kingsbury	0.1	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Kingsbury	0.1	0
May 12, 1985	F0	Logan	0.1	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Scott	0.1	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Sterling	0.1	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Jackson	0.1	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Blaine	0.1	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Gaines	0.1	0
May 14, 1985	F0	Carver	0.1	0
May 15, 1985	F0	Sibley	0.1	0
May 16, 1985	F0	Lynn	0.1	0
May 18, 1985	F0	Galveston	0.1	0
May 19, 1985	F0	Lea	0.1	0
May 20, 1985	F0	Crosby	0.1	0
May 20, 1985	F0	Kent	0.1	0
May 20, 1985	F0	Tillman	0.1	0
May 20, 1985	F0	Cochran	0.1	0
May 20, 1985	F0	Cochran	0.1	0
May 20, 1985	F0	Bailey	0.1	0
May 22, 1985	F0	Gaines	0.1	0
May 23, 1985	F0	Pocahontas	0.1	0
May 24, 1985	F0	Midland	0.1	0
May 25, 1985	F0	Ector	0.1	0
May 25, 1985	F0	Hutchinson	0.1	0
May 26, 1985	F0	Midland	0.1	0
May 28, 1985	F0	Lyman	0.1	0
May 28, 1985	F0	Pennington	0.1	0
May 28, 1985	F0	Pennington	0.1	0
May 28, 1985	F0	Gregory	0.1	0
May 28, 1985	F0	Haakon	0.1	0
May 28, 1985	F0	Buffalo	0.1	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Gregory	0.1	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Wells	0.1	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Powder River	0.1	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Sheridan	0.1	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Burleigh	0.1	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Carter	0.1	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Clay	0.1	0
May 1, 1985	F0	Baldwin	0.1	0
May 4, 1985	F0	Cass	0.1	0
May 6, 1985	F0	Woodward	0.1	0
May 8, 1985	F0	Brown	0.1	0
May 8, 1985	F0	Marshall	0.1	0
May 8, 1985	F0	Jerauld	0.1	0
Jun 16, 1985	F0	Union	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1985	F0	Black Hawk	0.1	0
Jun 23, 1985	F0	Cass	0.1	0
Jun 23, 1985	F0	Cass	0.1	0
Jun 26, 1985	F0	Union	0.1	0
Jun 26, 1985	F0	Union	0.1	0
Jun 26, 1985	F0	Dallas	0.1	0
Jul 20, 1985	F0	St. Louis	0.1	0
Jul 22, 1985	F0	Lubbock	0.1	0
Jul 22, 1985	F0	Nolan	0.1	0
Jul 25, 1985	F0	Cochran	0.1	0
Aug 11, 1985	F0	Pennington	0.1	0
Aug 11, 1985	F0	Pennington	0.1	0
Aug 11, 1985	F0	Pennington	0.1	0
Aug 13, 1985	F0	Winkler	0.1	0
Aug 14, 1985	F0	Jones	0.1	0
Aug 14, 1985	F0	Delaware	0.1	0
Aug 16, 1985	F0	Jackson	0.1	0
Aug 16, 1985	F0	Clay	0.1	0
Aug 17, 1985	F0	Lyon	0.1	0
Aug 23, 1985	F0	Reno	0.1	0
Aug 1, 1985	F0	Cullman	0.1	0
Aug 3, 1985	F0	Hand	0.1	0
Aug 3, 1985	F0	Saline	0.1	0
Aug 5, 1985	F0	Hall	0.1	0
Aug 5, 1985	F0	Adams	0.1	0
Sep 18, 1985	F0	Riverside	0.1	0
Sep 18, 1985	F0	Ochiltree	0.1	0
Sep 22, 1985	F0	Woods	0.1	0
Sep 26, 1985	F0	Honolulu	0.1	0
Sep 27, 1985	F0	Cape May	0.1	0
Sep 7, 1985	F0	Hooker	0.1	0
Sep 7, 1985	F0	Grant	0.1	0
Sep 9, 1985	F0	Wayne	0.1	0

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1985

Bob	Category 1	83	FL, GA, NC, SC
Danny	Category 1	37	LA, MS
Elena	Category 3	64	AL, FL, LA, MS
Gloria	Category 4	84	CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VA, VT
Henri	Tropical storm	9	CT, NJ, NY
Isabel	Tropical storm	6	FL
Nele	Category 1	1	HI
Juan	Category 1	71	AL, FL, LA, MS
Kate	Category 3	119	AL, FL, GA, NC, SC

Largest wildfires

The 60 largest fires mapped by satellite in 1985.

Largest wildfires of 1985

Wheeler 2 Fire	Jul 1, 1985	126,905	Ventura, Santa Barbara
Allan Road Fire	Apr 7, 1985	110,644	Tyrrell, Hyde, Washington
Amax 1 Fire	Jun 19, 1985	92,426	Humboldt
531047 Fire	Aug 6, 1985	78,940	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Las Pilitas Fire	Jul 1, 1985	75,969	San Luis Obispo
Sentinel Fire	Jul 7, 1985	74,595	Humboldt
Crows Nest Fire	Jul 6, 1985	62,760	Owyhee
Alley Fire	Feb 25, 1985	51,459	Broward
Ferndale Fire	Oct 14, 1985	46,736	Ventura
Jungord Fire	Aug 17, 1985	40,698	Humboldt
Angel Fire	Jun 23, 1985	38,425	Malheur
Rock Crk 2 Fire	Jul 6, 1985	38,423	Elko, Lander
Unnamed Fire	Feb 3, 1985	34,995	Broward
Corbin Fire	Jun 23, 1985	31,933	Malheur
Gooseberry Fire	Jul 7, 1985	29,338	Storey, Lyon
Butte Fire	Jul 20, 1985	28,560	Lemhi, Ravalli
Doubleh Fire	Jul 8, 1985	26,834	Humboldt
Garat 1 Fire	Jul 7, 1985	26,189	Owyhee
Unnamed Fire	Jul 2, 1985	25,859	Madison, Lafayette, Taylor
Unnamed Fire	Apr 20, 1985	22,985	Rockland, Orange
Flint Hills Fire	Jul 12, 1985	21,055	Fall River
House Ck Fire	Aug 15, 1985	20,687	Twin Falls
Boney Fire	Jul 7, 1985	20,633	Malheur
Big Rock Fire	Jun 22, 1985	20,086	Lake
Rosa Fire	Jul 29, 1985	19,444	Yakima, Kittitas
Yellowbear Fire	Apr 14, 1985	19,223	Oglala Lakota, Bennett
3 Creek Well Fire	Jul 8, 1985	19,001	Owyhee
Blacks Ck Fire	Jul 7, 1985	18,611	Ada, Elmore
4Th Ofjuly Fire	Jul 4, 1985	18,201	Oglala Lakota
Hungry Va3 Fire	Jul 8, 1985	18,186	Washoe
Lone Tree Fire	Jul 7, 1985	17,041	Malheur
Yp Desert Fire	Jul 10, 1985	16,962	Elko, Owyhee
Tal Nw 85 Fire	Jul 31, 1985	16,805	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Middlefrk Fire	Jul 8, 1985	15,955	Washoe
Silver Cld Fire	Jul 14, 1985	15,841	Elko
Dry Valley Fire	Jun 19, 1985	15,756	Washoe
Eden 1 Fire	Aug 17, 1985	15,728	Humboldt
Wintercamp Fire	Jul 6, 1985	13,928	Owyhee
Bop Fire	Jul 7, 1985	13,885	Elmore, Ada
Barbercyn Fire	Aug 18, 1985	13,780	Pershing
Table 2 Fire	Jul 27, 1985	12,694	Eureka
W. Clover Fire	Jun 20, 1985	12,467	Owyhee
Long Va Fire	Jul 8, 1985	12,309	Washoe, Lassen
531023 Fire	Jul 15, 1985	12,141	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Petit Fire	Jun 28, 1985	12,070	Humboldt
Lexington Fire	Jul 7, 1985	11,541	Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Sheepcyn Fire	Aug 17, 1985	11,319	Pershing, Humboldt
Hotspg Fire	Aug 17, 1985	10,868	Humboldt
Hot Cr Fire	Jul 6, 1985	10,539	Owyhee
Sandpoint Fire	Jul 3, 1985	10,431	Judith Basin
Bia 6 Fire	Jun 20, 1985	10,230	Washoe
China Glch Fire	Jul 7, 1985	9,825	Malheur
Bedel Flat Fire	Jul 18, 1985	9,502	Washoe
Simpson Sp Fire	Jun 19, 1985	8,908	Tooele
Onion Fire	Jul 6, 1985	8,574	Inyo
Seven Sisters Fire	Jul 12, 1985	8,461	Fall River
Wash Oniel Creek Fire	Jul 6, 1985	8,460	Humboldt
Rich Bar Fire	Jun 28, 1985	8,138	Kern
Cocoon Mts Fire	Jul 29, 1985	7,998	Churchill
Cherry Springs Fire	Jul 15, 1985	7,970	Twin Falls

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1985

Oct 9, 1985	6.6	near Sand Point, Alaska Aleutians East AK	18.8
Apr 2, 1985	5.7	near Rachel, Nevada Nye NV	0.0
Aug 4, 1985	5.6	near Huron, California Fresno CA	9.9
Jan 24, 1985	5.2	near Mono City, California Mono CA	6.3
Mar 25, 1985	5.1	near Round Valley, California Inyo CA	3.6

Drought

On average 3% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1985. The worst month was April 1985, with 9%.

Every year since 1895 on the drought page

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.