Weather Records on 8 April 1985

826 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1985. Highest significance: Newbicup, AU.

Key Facts for 8 April 1985

On 8 April 1985, 826 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 801 daily.
Newbicup set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.6 mm (2.5 in) on 8 April 1985.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

826 stations

826 station records on 8 April 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Camacho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Congee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Jucuruaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Topo Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Doctor	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferguson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Barretal I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Catarina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Centenario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guaratingueta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tezontepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Francisco Gonzalez Villarreal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Padilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ceuta (Monte Hacho)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ware	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karoi	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

826 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 8 April 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 8 April 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

657 broken records

Margins by which the 657 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1985

Top 20 records on 8 April 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1985	Newbicup, AU	monthly rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1985	Karlstad, SE	daily snow depth	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Camacho, MX	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Congee, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Cardenas (Smn), MX	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Fazenda Jucuruaba, BR	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	36.6 C (97.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Topo Chico, MX	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	El Doctor, MX	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	158 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Coraopolis Neville Is, US	monthly snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Ferguson, AU	all-time rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Pittsburgh ASOS, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Ciudad Victoria, MX	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Coraopolis Neville Is, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Laguna de Sanchez, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Montemorelos, MX	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	El Barretal I, MX	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1985	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	68 years	37 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

1798 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1985. 1985 had 826 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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Data for records on 1985-04-08: 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	643
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1