Weather Records on 4 May 1985

821 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1985. Highest significance: Evanston 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 4 May 1985

On 4 May 1985, 821 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 342 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 795 daily.
Evanston 1 E set a daily record high minimum temperature of 13.3 C (55.9 F) on 4 May 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

821 stations

821 station records on 4 May 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haliut	China	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bailing-Miao	China	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carnamah	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dorrigo (Myrtle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Debremarcos	Ethiopia	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Puebla (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

821 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 4 May 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 4 May 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 795.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1985

Top 20 records on 4 May 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1985	Evanston 1 E, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Haliut, CN	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Kizljar, RU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Dorrigo Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Richland, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily low min	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Poronajsk, RU	monthly low min	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Vanersborg, SE	daily low max	5.2 C (41.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Elands Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Estes Park, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Eagle, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Springbrook Forestry, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Glen Elgin (Glenbrook), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Chanchichimila, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Kazan, RU	daily high min	13.8 C (56.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Bailing-Miao, CN	monthly rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	90 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1985	Karlshamn, SE	daily low max	5.5 C (41.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	83 years	36 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 821 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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Data for records on 1985-05-04: 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 50	657
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1