Weather Records on 3 April 1982

1,183 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1982. Highest significance: Williams 1 NW, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 1982

On 3 April 1982, 1,183 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 302 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,138 daily.
Williams 1 NW set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 3 April 1982.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,183 stations

1,183 station records on 3 April 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Curtiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clatskanie	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moosonee Ua	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Atkinson Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Owen 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Grove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,183 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 231, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 476, Heaviest daily snowfall 136, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 3 April 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	231
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	476
Heaviest daily snowfall	136
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 3 April 1982 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 42, daily 1,138.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,004 broken records

Margins by which the 1,004 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1041.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1982

Top 20 records on 3 April 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1982	Williams 1 NW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1982	Watertown Wwtp, US	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1982	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Winton Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Sheboygan, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Portola, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Curtiss, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Pindathuna, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Stratford 1 NW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Antioch, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Clinton Wwtp, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Whitewater Wwtp, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Nashville, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Clatskanie, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1982	Moosonee Ua, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	3 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

1815 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1982. 1982 had 1,183 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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 200	1,000
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1