Weather Records on 16 April 1985

642 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1985. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 16 April 1985

On 16 April 1985, 642 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
443 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 625 daily.
Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 51.2 mm (2.0 in) on 16 April 1985.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

642 stations

642 station records on 16 April 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gen. Santos	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dzitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tamoio (Bela Vista)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sete Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Park Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tibaji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Quatiara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hazelton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguariuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

642 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 229, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 April 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	229
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 April 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 199.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1985

Top 20 records on 16 April 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1985	Palermo, IT	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1985	Karlstad, SE	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.9 cm (7.8 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Surin, TH	daily rain	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Ribeirao Bonito, BR	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Gen. Santos, PH	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Partoun, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Dzitas, MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Houlton, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Usina Tamoio (Bela Vista), BR	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Pioche, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Galway, IE	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Riverdale, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Scipio, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high min	20.4 C (68.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Lewiston, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	E Wareham, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Avon, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Loa, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1985	Ft Morgan, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 642 records.

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

Records on 04-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1801	2
1809	1
1816	1
1823	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1852	2
1853	2
1855	1
1858	2
1862	2
1865	4
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1880	5
1883	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	4
1890	7
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1896	4
1897	1
1898	1
1899	14
1900	7
1901	4
1902	5
1903	6
1904	48
1905	15
1906	12
1907	25
1908	31
1909	6
1910	31
1911	11
1912	24
1913	35
1914	43
1915	16
1916	17
1917	50
1918	36
1919	53
1920	88
1921	73
1922	75
1923	72
1924	131
1925	141
1926	325
1927	245
1928	506
1929	269
1930	229
1931	322
1932	344
1933	379
1934	385
1935	608
1936	272
1937	252
1938	573
1939	499
1940	243
1941	438
1942	645
1943	716
1944	322
1945	732
1946	378
1947	877
1948	386
1949	346
1950	492
1951	542
1952	323
1953	681
1954	488
1955	377
1956	515
1957	335
1958	730
1959	360
1960	478
1961	938
1962	737
1963	827
1964	679
1965	575
1966	425
1967	1,027
1968	448
1969	1,171
1970	511
1971	779
1972	850
1973	974
1974	291
1975	559
1976	2,099
1977	831
1978	669
1979	573
1980	596
1981	779
1982	934
1983	1,174
1984	712
1985	642
1986	1,041
1987	735
1988	1,077
1989	676
1990	964
1991	448
1992	898
1993	1,067
1994	928
1995	937
1996	924
1997	699
1998	2,069
1999	1,330
2000	1,052
2001	741
2002	2,494
2003	1,166
2004	609
2005	504
2006	1,423
2007	1,788
2008	889
2009	854
2010	634
2011	1,279
2012	1,015
2013	1,372
2014	1,436
2015	574
2016	742
2017	441
2018	2,238
2019	413
2020	867
2021	580
2022	994
2023	708
2024	746
2025	802
2026	1,065

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Data for records on 1985-04-16: 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	454
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1