Weather Records on 2 April 1985

922 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1985. Highest significance: Mortlake, AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1985

On 2 April 1985, 922 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
399 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 887 daily.
Mortlake set a daily record precipitation of 49.2 mm (1.9 in) on 2 April 1985.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

922 stations

922 station records on 2 April 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bolac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heywood Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bentleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hawksdale Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabbin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebud (Country Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macarthur (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maribyrnong Explosives Factory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

922 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 2 April 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 2 April 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 887.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

729 broken records

Margins by which the 729 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1985

Top 20 records on 2 April 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1985	Mortlake, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1985	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1985	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1985	Port Fairy Post Office, AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1985	Darlington (Ware Street), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1985	Camperdown (Post Office), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1985	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1985	Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1985	Winchelsea (Post Office), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1985	Koroit, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1985	Anglesea, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1985	Lismore (Post Office), AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1985	Birregurra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1985	Forrest State Forest, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1985	Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1985	Lake Bolac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1985	Nullawarre, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1985	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1985	Penshurst (the Gums), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1985	Portland, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	57 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

1815 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1985. 1985 had 922 records.

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

Records on 04-02 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1819	1
1830	1
1841	1
1843	1
1848	2
1852	2
1855	2
1856	1
1872	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1897	5
1898	1
1899	5
1900	12
1901	3
1902	2
1903	12
1904	12
1905	15
1906	7
1907	20
1908	13
1909	14
1910	22
1911	40
1912	25
1913	29
1914	64
1915	28
1916	67
1917	65
1918	68
1919	52
1920	62
1921	80
1922	21
1923	105
1924	303
1925	128
1926	205
1927	226
1928	271
1929	203
1930	162
1931	474
1932	455
1933	157
1934	266
1935	449
1936	1,239
1937	142
1938	279
1939	265
1940	568
1941	276
1942	172
1943	323
1944	532
1945	1,161
1946	983
1947	373
1948	452
1949	437
1950	436
1951	307
1952	307
1953	386
1954	610
1955	311
1956	834
1957	486
1958	553
1959	1,145
1960	414
1961	701
1962	459
1963	1,391
1964	806
1965	594
1966	492
1967	809
1968	391
1969	416
1970	1,325
1971	484
1972	467
1973	647
1974	808
1975	1,679
1976	592
1977	669
1978	711
1979	780
1980	567
1981	952
1982	1,026
1983	890
1984	1,021
1985	922
1986	751
1987	941
1988	1,084
1989	1,037
1990	1,203
1991	626
1992	1,835
1993	837
1994	492
1995	649
1996	1,080
1997	952
1998	1,060
1999	1,443
2000	860
2001	810
2002	1,272
2003	1,114
2004	893
2005	1,141
2006	794
2007	968
2008	838
2009	984
2010	1,394
2011	1,419
2012	1,515
2013	706
2014	577
2015	490
2016	661
2017	622
2018	1,439
2019	695
2020	1,127
2021	1,164
2022	577
2023	671
2024	1,044
2025	1,273
2026	780

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-04-02: 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 50	715
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1