Weather Records on 20 April 1985

1,140 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1985. Highest significance: Rifle, US.

Key Facts for 20 April 1985

On 20 April 1985, 1,140 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
762 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,097 daily.
Rifle set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 20 April 1985.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,140 stations

1,140 station records on 20 April 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rifle	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ockelbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skattungbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bergvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soderhamn A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,140 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 423, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 339, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 20 April 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	423
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	339
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 20 April 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 1,097.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

881 broken records

Margins by which the 881 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1985

Top 20 records on 20 April 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1985	Rifle, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1985	Ockelbo, SE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Skattungbyn, SE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Hamilton, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Grand Meadow, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Turtle Lake, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Wilton, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Carpa, AU	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Marshalltown, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily low max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Ganca, AZ	daily high max	28.8 C (83.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Bergvik, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Hayden, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Abilene, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Elsinore, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Griggsville, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1985	Corning, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 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

1807 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1985. 1985 had 1,140 records.

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

Records on 04-20 in each year
Year	Records
1807	3
1817	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	4
1854	1
1858	1
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1889	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1894	8
1895	7
1896	3
1897	6
1898	1
1899	1
1901	8
1902	3
1903	14
1904	31
1905	9
1906	12
1907	18
1908	14
1909	22
1910	25
1911	18
1912	12
1913	19
1914	46
1915	45
1916	19
1917	33
1918	42
1919	17
1920	49
1921	27
1922	40
1923	157
1924	113
1925	169
1926	310
1927	442
1928	212
1929	182
1930	87
1931	255
1932	166
1933	279
1934	384
1935	384
1936	311
1937	427
1938	339
1939	158
1940	519
1941	558
1942	223
1943	670
1944	304
1945	391
1946	395
1947	308
1948	493
1949	477
1950	329
1951	690
1952	552
1953	1,071
1954	377
1955	623
1956	384
1957	730
1958	327
1959	563
1960	472
1961	1,078
1962	487
1963	595
1964	749
1965	724
1966	1,174
1967	864
1968	975
1969	382
1970	948
1971	765
1972	531
1973	982
1974	673
1975	344
1976	661
1977	693
1978	800
1979	495
1980	1,539
1981	706
1982	906
1983	1,844
1984	922
1985	1,140
1986	770
1987	1,447
1988	1,144
1989	1,187
1990	1,495
1991	1,075
1992	1,009
1993	772
1994	756
1995	1,351
1996	970
1997	833
1998	1,490
1999	674
2000	931
2001	752
2002	1,081
2003	758
2004	567
2005	707
2006	859
2007	582
2008	1,110
2009	845
2010	693
2011	1,477
2012	726
2013	1,520
2014	384
2015	702
2016	650
2017	734
2018	1,309
2019	1,019
2020	449
2021	1,215
2022	596
2023	828
2024	673
2025	836
2026	533

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Data for records on 1985-04-20: 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 20	852
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1