Weather Records on 13 April 1985

746 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1985. Highest significance: Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU.

Key Facts for 13 April 1985

On 13 April 1985, 746 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
337 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 723 daily.
Darwin Botanic Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 128.0 mm (5.0 in) on 13 April 1985.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

746 stations

746 station records on 13 April 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	310.0 mm (12.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Acatzingo de Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manton Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	263.6 mm (10.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bukoba	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ipiau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grenora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Arroyo Prieto (Cf	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ferron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cipo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
High Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ponta da Praia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mexicali (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Empleado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

746 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 233, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 13 April 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	233
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 13 April 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 723.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

586 broken records

Margins by which the 586 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1985

Top 20 records on 13 April 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1985	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1985	Oenpelli, AU	monthly rain	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1985	Hachijojima, JP	monthly rain	310.0 mm (12.2 in)	207.3 mm (8.2 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1985	Karlstad, SE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1985	Cooke Plains, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1985	Darwin Airport, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1985	Bom Jesus Do Galho, BR	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1985	Rinconada, MX	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1985	Acatzingo de Hidalgo, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1985	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1985	Manton Dam, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1985	Paso de San Antonio, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1985	Gainesville 3 WSW, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1985	Richland, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1985	Evanston 1 E, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1985	Warruwi, AU	monthly rain	263.6 mm (10.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1985	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1985	Loxahatchee, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1985	Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn), MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1985	Bukoba, TZ	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	39 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 746 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	511
2017	454
2018	913
2019	736
2020	2,050
2021	465
2022	2,172
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	850

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Data for records on 1985-04-13: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	573
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3