Weather Records on 28 April 1985

959 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1985. Highest significance: Vastervik, SE.

Key Facts for 28 April 1985

On 28 April 1985, 959 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 367 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 925 daily.
Vastervik set a daily record precipitation of 26.5 mm (1.0 in) on 28 April 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

959 stations

959 station records on 28 April 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ogestad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Park Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amberd (Koshabulakh)	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Overum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrera Larga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prastkulla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

959 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 271, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 28 April 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	271
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 28 April 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 925.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

789 broken records

Margins by which the 789 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1985

Top 20 records on 28 April 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1985	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1985	Albuquerque Intl AP, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1985	Cleburne, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Las Vegas Muni AP, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Ogestad, SE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Canton, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Hope, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Otis, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Lipan 4NW, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Park Valley, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Tucson Camp Ave Exp, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Elida, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Mountainair, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Yeso 2 S, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Rockwall, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Wolf Canyon, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1985	Carlsbad Caverns, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	46 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

1795 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1985. 1985 had 959 records.

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

Records on 04-28 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1803	1
1814	2
1817	4
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1853	1
1857	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	5
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	19
1908	24
1909	43
1910	12
1911	29
1912	13
1913	69
1914	28
1915	46
1916	15
1917	41
1918	18
1919	63
1920	51
1921	89
1922	87
1923	126
1924	70
1925	114
1926	265
1927	132
1928	713
1929	136
1930	105
1931	291
1932	247
1933	327
1934	530
1935	430
1936	143
1937	698
1938	444
1939	356
1940	348
1941	268
1942	665
1943	442
1944	245
1945	371
1946	418
1947	547
1948	545
1949	580
1950	661
1951	617
1952	894
1953	482
1954	900
1955	583
1956	812
1957	614
1958	535
1959	647
1960	582
1961	222
1962	603
1963	568
1964	394
1965	707
1966	800
1967	947
1968	536
1969	432
1970	1,977
1971	570
1972	523
1973	915
1974	777
1975	795
1976	822
1977	533
1978	496
1979	783
1980	644
1981	967
1982	710
1983	1,156
1984	1,357
1985	959
1986	1,029
1987	1,822
1988	967
1989	1,089
1990	1,608
1991	913
1992	2,252
1993	1,191
1994	1,906
1995	726
1996	967
1997	1,784
1998	942
1999	632
2000	1,113
2001	1,015
2002	1,287
2003	958
2004	887
2005	1,056
2006	782
2007	1,340
2008	1,407
2009	979
2010	905
2011	1,161
2012	1,135
2013	721
2014	704
2015	468
2016	783
2017	829
2018	384
2019	662
2020	535
2021	482
2022	532
2023	834
2024	594
2025	650
2026	521

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Data for records on 1985-04-28: 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	705
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	3