Weather Records on 22 April 1985

1,426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1985. Highest significance: Sibley, US.

Key Facts for 22 April 1985

On 22 April 1985, 1,426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
903 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 1,338 daily.
Sibley set a daily record precipitation of 56.9 mm (2.2 in) on 22 April 1985.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,426 stations

1,426 station records on 22 April 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Farris 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minneota	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oklee	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vesta	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,426 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 509, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 394, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 375, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 22 April 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	509
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	394
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 22 April 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 88, daily 1,338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,118 broken records

Margins by which the 1,118 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1985

Top 20 records on 22 April 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1985	Sibley, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1985	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1985	St Peter, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1985	Montevideo 1SW, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1985	Gleneagle, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1985	Windom, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1985	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1985	Lake Park 3SSE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1985	Walker, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1985	Tara, RU	monthly rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1985	Calvin, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1985	Newport Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1985	Ravenna, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1985	Anadarko 3 E, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1985	Farris 3 WNW, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1985	Sheldon, US	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1985	Marietta 5SW, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1985	Munday, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1985	Milford 4 NW, US	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1985	Big Falls, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 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

1800 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1985. 1985 had 1,426 records.

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

Records on 04-22 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	2
1855	2
1857	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1865	2
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1888	4
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	1
1898	4
1899	3
1900	4
1901	26
1902	13
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	11
1907	12
1908	14
1909	25
1910	27
1911	29
1912	35
1913	22
1914	79
1915	14
1916	56
1917	29
1918	63
1919	45
1920	55
1921	75
1922	81
1923	119
1924	132
1925	421
1926	148
1927	547
1928	380
1929	194
1930	207
1931	561
1932	266
1933	189
1934	340
1935	298
1936	543
1937	368
1938	243
1939	210
1940	434
1941	287
1942	286
1943	519
1944	565
1945	250
1946	555
1947	552
1948	454
1949	377
1950	584
1951	556
1952	636
1953	384
1954	545
1955	783
1956	249
1957	705
1958	411
1959	412
1960	1,107
1961	492
1962	329
1963	887
1964	1,109
1965	512
1966	534
1967	1,227
1968	870
1969	500
1970	1,048
1971	420
1972	780
1973	850
1974	647
1975	390
1976	363
1977	818
1978	765
1979	430
1980	1,632
1981	959
1982	1,073
1983	938
1984	1,128
1985	1,426
1986	1,381
1987	1,054
1988	971
1989	1,467
1990	815
1991	1,272
1992	1,155
1993	1,327
1994	812
1995	1,129
1996	1,051
1997	975
1998	1,174
1999	941
2000	1,202
2001	1,325
2002	1,406
2003	529
2004	647
2005	666
2006	797
2007	650
2008	844
2009	959
2010	902
2011	1,017
2012	1,212
2013	985
2014	437
2015	529
2016	593
2017	470
2018	688
2019	498
2020	598
2021	1,320
2022	505
2023	539
2024	663
2025	403
2026	727

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Data for records on 1985-04-22: 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 10	933
10 to 20	92
20 to 30	47
30 to 40	23
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	10
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	4