Weather Records on 4 October 1985

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1985. Highest significance: Batesburg, US.

Key Facts for 4 October 1985

On 4 October 1985, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
502 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 173 monthly and 690 daily.
Batesburg set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 4 October 1985.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

863 stations

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

Weather records on 4 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Alikdjer	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dinghai	China	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Cantil	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rice Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spalding 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 250, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 4 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	250
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 4 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 173, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

709 broken records

Margins by which the 709 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1985

Top 20 records on 4 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1985	Batesburg, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1985	Alikdjer, RU	monthly rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1985	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	Stillwater 1 SE, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	Rest Lake, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	Weyerhaeuser 1N, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	Hatteras, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	Fichtelberg, DE	monthly high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	St Peter, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	River Falls, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	Marquette, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	Magdeburg, DE	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	Poona, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	St James Wwtp, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	Dinghai, CN	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1985	Flahult, SE	monthly high min	13.8 C (56.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	77 years	41 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 863 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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Data for records on 1985-10-04: 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 10	628
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1