Weather Records on 14 April 1985

825 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1985. Highest significance: Talas, KG.

Key Facts for 14 April 1985

On 14 April 1985, 825 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
479 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 793 daily.
Talas set an all-time record daily precipitation of 103.1 mm (4.1 in) on 14 April 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

825 stations

825 station records on 14 April 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Talas	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.4 mm (8.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rudall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brooker)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn (Alpyn Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Waltowa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
North Shields (Port Lincoln Ae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (Warringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minjilang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warramboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Neill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Barreirinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

825 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 321, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 14 April 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	321
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 14 April 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 793.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1985

Top 20 records on 14 April 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1985	Talas, KG	all-time rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	76 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1985	Auvergne, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	83 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1985	Robe Comparison, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1985	Port Lincoln (White Flat), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1985	Rosedale (Turretfield Research, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1985	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	222.4 mm (8.8 in)	154.3 mm (6.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1985	Sheringa, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1985	Cooke Plains, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1985	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1985	Coulta, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1985	Wirrabara Forest, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1985	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1985	Coomandook (Malinong), AU	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1985	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1985	Mount Wudinna, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1985	Parndana (Pioneer Bend), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1985	Tumby Bay (Hillview), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1985	Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1985	Rudall, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1985	Meningie, AU	all-time rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	13 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

1801 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1985. 1985 had 825 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	654
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1