Weather Records on 23 April 1985

1,011 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1985. Highest significance: Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 23 April 1985

On 23 April 1985, 1,011 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
555 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 80 monthly and 931 daily.
Sioux Ctr 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 23 April 1985.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,011 stations

1,011 station records on 23 April 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Udorn Ab (USAF)	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	98.7 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meadow Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canistota 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,011 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 282, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 273, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 368, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 23 April 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	282
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	273
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	368
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 23 April 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 80, daily 931.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

795 broken records

Margins by which the 795 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1985

Top 20 records on 23 April 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1985	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1985	Independence #1, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1985	Flandreau, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Leipikvattnet, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Caledonia, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Marquette, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Wayne, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Bloomfield, US	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Walker, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Burwell 2WSW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Pilger, US	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Pipestone, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Le Mars, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Udorn Ab (USAF), TH	daily rain	98.7 mm (3.9 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Sheldon, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Holland Wtp, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1985	Arcade, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	45 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 1,011 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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 20	741
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1