Weather Records on 4 April 1982

1,251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1982. Highest significance: Kellogg, US.

Key Facts for 4 April 1982

On 4 April 1982, 1,251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 677 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 1,175 daily.
Kellogg set a monthly record daily snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 4 April 1982.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,251 stations

1,251 station records on 4 April 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ashland 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burks Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broadview	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barron Upper 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bergville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rahway	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amos	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weyburn	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,251 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 439, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 238, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 135, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 4 April 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	439
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	238
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	135
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 4 April 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 74, daily 1,175.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,009 broken records

Margins by which the 1,009 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1067.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1982

Top 20 records on 4 April 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1982	Kellogg, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1982	Kuilput, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1982	Ashland 2 SW, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1982	Pearston (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1982	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1982	Freeland, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1982	Portola, US	daily snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1982	Baldwin, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1982	Middelpos (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1982	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1982	Port Washington, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1982	Burks Falls, CA	daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1982	Trident, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1982	Sugar Land, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1982	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1982	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1982	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1982	De Sabla, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1982	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low max	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1982	Mount Forest, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	56 years	40 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 1,251 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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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	1,005
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1