Weather Records on 26 April 1985

938 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1985. Highest significance: Snowflake, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 1985

On 26 April 1985, 938 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 391 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 921 daily.
Snowflake set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 26 April 1985.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

938 stations

938 station records on 26 April 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Winside	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koumac (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	918.0 mm (36.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beemer	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salina Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarkson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biboohra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambupe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

938 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 242, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 26 April 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	242
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 26 April 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 921.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

765 broken records

Margins by which the 765 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 836.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1985

Top 20 records on 26 April 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1985	Snowflake, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1985	Hiawatha, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1985	Winside, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Madison, US	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Koumac (Nlle-Caledo, NC	daily rain	918.0 mm (36.1 in)	836.0 mm (32.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Magadan, RU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Walnut Canyon Nm, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Ida Grove 5NW, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Ferron, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Pilger, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Dimbulah Brickley St, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Greer, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Sac City, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Beemer, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Hiawatha, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Storm Lake, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Salina Muni AP, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Greer, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1985	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	84 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

1794 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 938 records.

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

Records on 04-26 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1802	1
1806	2
1812	2
1817	2
1829	1
1841	1
1844	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	4
1857	4
1862	4
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	5
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	7
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	2
1899	7
1900	3
1901	4
1902	8
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	7
1907	28
1908	37
1909	68
1910	43
1911	27
1912	14
1913	92
1914	23
1915	81
1916	34
1917	22
1918	120
1919	105
1920	39
1921	109
1922	230
1923	115
1924	158
1925	186
1926	333
1927	139
1928	127
1929	158
1930	106
1931	386
1932	341
1933	152
1934	224
1935	225
1936	109
1937	403
1938	536
1939	320
1940	285
1941	229
1942	535
1943	315
1944	201
1945	519
1946	506
1947	354
1948	712
1949	366
1950	684
1951	346
1952	696
1953	386
1954	694
1955	755
1956	851
1957	410
1958	398
1959	426
1960	644
1961	453
1962	753
1963	546
1964	640
1965	589
1966	716
1967	913
1968	497
1969	432
1970	600
1971	872
1972	780
1973	712
1974	806
1975	933
1976	856
1977	800
1978	929
1979	874
1980	770
1981	1,030
1982	639
1983	1,396
1984	1,536
1985	938
1986	1,129
1987	1,239
1988	841
1989	1,542
1990	1,526
1991	863
1992	1,556
1993	986
1994	1,541
1995	810
1996	910
1997	1,482
1998	917
1999	660
2000	1,018
2001	1,107
2002	1,072
2003	875
2004	950
2005	672
2006	886
2007	1,042
2008	1,138
2009	1,536
2010	705
2011	1,209
2012	1,598
2013	674
2014	562
2015	625
2016	820
2017	669
2018	577
2019	669
2020	625
2021	489
2022	760
2023	567
2024	687
2025	735
2026	396

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Data for records on 1985-04-26: 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 200	760
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1