Weather Records on 4 April 1985

865 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1985. Highest significance: Val de Palmas, BR.

Key Facts for 4 April 1985

On 4 April 1985, 865 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
430 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 834 daily.
Val de Palmas set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.0 mm (3.5 in) on 4 April 1985.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

865 stations

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

Weather records on 4 April 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Val de Palmas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altair	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grevillia (Summerland Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cnory	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kofu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeiro Dos Santos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wunburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barretos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ordjonikidze,Zernosovhoz	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bady Bassit	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ceuta (Monte Hacho)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dortmund	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dusseldorf-Sudfriedhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lencois Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

865 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 4 April 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 4 April 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 834.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

749 broken records

Margins by which the 749 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1985

Top 20 records on 4 April 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1985	Val de Palmas, BR	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Wamuran, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Sibley, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Milford 4 NW, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Redlands Hrs, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Baraboo Wwtp, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Irako, JP	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Altair, BR	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Grevillia (Summerland Way), AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Saentis, CH	daily high max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Inverell Research Centre, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Hamer 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Alexandria, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Idaho Falls FAA AP, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Cnory, GE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1985	Highmarket 2W, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	38 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

1794 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 865 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 1985-04-04: 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 50	737
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1