Weather Records on 5 April 1985

922 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1985. Highest significance: Sosva, RU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1985

On 5 April 1985, 922 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
594 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 890 daily.
Sosva set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 5 April 1985.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

922 stations

922 station records on 5 April 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sosva	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sanzar	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kartaly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arrozeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indaial	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte (Lochaber)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blumenau (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Padthaway (Marcollat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lukachukai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonn-Friesdorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Airi (Rochedo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Wildungen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duisburg-Laar	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

922 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 281, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 313, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 5 April 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	281
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	313
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 5 April 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 890.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

784 broken records

Margins by which the 784 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1985

Top 20 records on 5 April 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1985	Sosva, RU	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1985	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1985	Petford, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1985	Valley Park, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1985	Sanzar, UZ	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1985	Kartaly, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1985	Green Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1985	Juzhno-Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1985	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1985	Arrozeira, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1985	Appleton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1985	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1985	Indaial, BR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1985	Uccle, BE	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	136 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1985	Benedito Novo, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1985	De Soto, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1985	Naracoorte (Lochaber), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1985	Blumenau (Pcd), BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1985	Arnsberg, DE	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1985	Chemnitz, DE	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	98 years	42 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

1809 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1985. 1985 had 922 records.

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

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-04-05: 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	773
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1