Weather Records on 9 April 1985

1,424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1985. Highest significance: Bridgetown Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 9 April 1985

On 9 April 1985, 1,424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
409 were record highs and 479 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 1,350 daily.
Bridgetown Comparison set a monthly record daily precipitation of 84.2 mm (3.3 in) on 9 April 1985.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,424 stations

1,424 station records on 9 April 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Roelands Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wonnenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Banner Elk	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yarloop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McAlinden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Culicup Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Acatlan de Osorio (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yornup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narangba Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bocaina (Fazenda Santa Clara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thirlmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parkfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Gully Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muniz Freire (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,424 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 238, Lowest daily maximum 261, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 218, Heaviest daily rainfall 374, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 9 April 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	238
Lowest daily maximum	261
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	218
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 9 April 1985 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 70, daily 1,350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,126 broken records

Margins by which the 1,126 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

9 April 1985

Top 20 records on 9 April 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1985	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	monthly rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	79 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1985	Beaver Falls 1 NE, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1985	Aldervale, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1985	Roelands Village, AU	monthly rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1985	Wonnenup, AU	monthly rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1985	Bunbury Post Office, AU	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1985	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	monthly snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1985	Banner Elk, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1985	Dardanup East, AU	monthly rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1985	Roelands, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1985	Westbourne, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1985	Ponte Do Souza, BR	monthly rain	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1985	Karlstad, SE	daily snow depth	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1985	Yarloop, AU	monthly rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1985	McAlinden, AU	monthly rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1985	Fremantle, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1985	Bangalup, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1985	Duranillin, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1985	Riverdale, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1985	Culicup Estate, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	50 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

1793 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 1,424 records.

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

Records on 04-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1800	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	2
1815	1
1818	1
1839	1
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	2
1869	1
1871	2
1873	1
1877	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	8
1903	12
1904	15
1905	21
1906	20
1907	21
1908	28
1909	25
1910	19
1911	21
1912	51
1913	16
1914	41
1915	89
1916	85
1917	105
1918	29
1919	67
1920	56
1921	114
1922	140
1923	79
1924	353
1925	129
1926	83
1927	260
1928	395
1929	402
1930	430
1931	193
1932	119
1933	320
1934	310
1935	398
1936	151
1937	172
1938	378
1939	282
1940	214
1941	297
1942	432
1943	752
1944	564
1945	1,055
1946	335
1947	174
1948	365
1949	179
1950	750
1951	304
1952	578
1953	638
1954	239
1955	484
1956	371
1957	502
1958	294
1959	634
1960	623
1961	879
1962	344
1963	390
1964	645
1965	651
1966	466
1967	743
1968	669
1969	898
1970	489
1971	576
1972	1,200
1973	1,695
1974	972
1975	968
1976	347
1977	1,693
1978	921
1979	855
1980	911
1981	785
1982	1,923
1983	1,170
1984	904
1985	1,424
1986	620
1987	604
1988	737
1989	1,402
1990	888
1991	1,545
1992	641
1993	687
1994	511
1995	1,296
1996	1,547
1997	2,686
1998	1,018
1999	1,848
2000	997
2001	1,947
2002	590
2003	1,781
2004	572
2005	998
2006	603
2007	1,412
2008	1,029
2009	802
2010	652
2011	1,480
2012	640
2013	1,245
2014	592
2015	664
2016	974
2017	759
2018	1,306
2019	716
2020	916
2021	642
2022	574
2023	512
2024	1,093
2025	530
2026	517

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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	1,069
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1