Weather Records on 10 April 1982

1,138 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1982. Highest significance: Middletown, US.

Key Facts for 10 April 1982

On 10 April 1982, 1,138 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 449 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,098 daily.
Middletown set a monthly record daily precipitation of 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 10 April 1982.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,138 stations

1,138 station records on 10 April 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pismo Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman Fisheries STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alameda NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,138 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 210, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 239, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 213.

Records on 10 April 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	210
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	239
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	213

Records on 10 April 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 1,098.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

890 broken records

Margins by which the 890 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1982

Top 20 records on 10 April 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1982	Middletown, US	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	89 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 April 1982	Aunet, NO	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1982	Huauchinango, MX	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1982	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1982	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1982	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1982	Berlin 91, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1982	Berkeley, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1982	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1982	Sexton Summit, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1982	Placerville, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1982	Teziutlan, MX	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1982	Las Vigas, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1982	Otaru, JP	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1982	Xicotepec de Juarez, MX	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1982	Calistoga, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1982	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1982	Liberal, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1982	Creekside, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1982	Kareehoek"Kareefontein", ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	60 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

1793 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 1,138 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 100	834
100 to 200	48
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2