Weather Records on 15 April 1985

788 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1985. Highest significance: Victoria River Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 15 April 1985

On 15 April 1985, 788 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
495 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 766 daily.
Victoria River Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 211.8 mm (8.3 in) on 15 April 1985.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

788 stations

788 station records on 15 April 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Narrung (Yalkuri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (Kalyra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Waltowa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amanbidji	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Victorville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maricopa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lucin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Bold Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hordern Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bujumbura	Burundi	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jess Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

788 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 327, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 15 April 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	327
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 15 April 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 766.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

616 broken records

Margins by which the 616 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1985

Top 20 records on 15 April 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1985	Victoria River Downs, AU	monthly rain	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	62 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1985	Auvergne, AU	monthly rain	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1985	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1985	Narrung (Yalkuri), AU	all-time rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1985	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1985	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	monthly rain	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1985	Meningie, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1985	Belair (Kalyra), AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1985	Loxahatchee, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1985	Coomandook (Malinong), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1985	Limbunya, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1985	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1985	Meningie (Waltowa), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1985	Karlstad, SE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1985	Boobyalla, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1985	Riggins, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1985	Kern River Ph 1, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1985	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1985	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1985	Kotzebue AP, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	14 years	41 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 788 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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Data for records on 1985-04-15: 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 25	595
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1