Weather Records on 24 April 1985

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1985. Highest significance: Pontotoc, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1985

On 24 April 1985, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 715 daily.
Pontotoc set a daily record precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 24 April 1985.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 24 April 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Iwamizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guayabal	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Barretal I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belem de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 24 April 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 24 April 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 715.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1985

Top 20 records on 24 April 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1985	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Godegard, SE	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Iwamizawa, JP	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Guayabal, PR	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Cayey 1 E, PR	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Russell Muni AP, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Bartlett 1W, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Bolivar, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	El Barretal I, MX	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Avon, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Long Flat Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1985	Upper Sandusky, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	37 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

1799 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1985. 1985 had 744 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 10	467
10 to 20	73
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1