Weather Records on 20 April 1982

906 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1982. Highest significance: Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US.

Key Facts for 20 April 1982

On 20 April 1982, 906 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 290 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 880 daily.
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam set a daily record precipitation of 110.2 mm (4.3 in) on 20 April 1982.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

906 stations

906 station records on 20 April 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jaransk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ackerman	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saransk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joskar-Ola	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Rsvr Tomahawk	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Langara	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glazov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lay Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

906 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 155, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 20 April 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	155
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 20 April 1982 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 880.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

749 broken records

Margins by which the 749 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1982

Top 20 records on 20 April 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1982	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1982	Ladysmith 3W, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	Bluff Lake, US	daily rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	Jaransk, RU	monthly rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	Dalhousie L High Falls, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	Willow Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	University Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	Crawford 5 W, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	W Pt, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	Reeder 13 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	daily rain	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	W Blocton, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	Ackerman, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	Rusk, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	Experiment, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1982	Brooksville Exp STN, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	12 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

1807 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1982. 1982 had 906 records.

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

Records on 04-20 in each year
Year	Records
1807	3
1817	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	4
1854	1
1858	1
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1889	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1894	8
1895	7
1896	3
1897	6
1898	1
1899	1
1901	8
1902	3
1903	14
1904	31
1905	9
1906	12
1907	18
1908	14
1909	22
1910	25
1911	18
1912	12
1913	19
1914	46
1915	45
1916	19
1917	33
1918	42
1919	17
1920	49
1921	27
1922	40
1923	157
1924	113
1925	169
1926	310
1927	442
1928	212
1929	182
1930	87
1931	255
1932	166
1933	279
1934	384
1935	384
1936	311
1937	427
1938	339
1939	158
1940	519
1941	558
1942	223
1943	670
1944	304
1945	391
1946	395
1947	308
1948	493
1949	477
1950	329
1951	690
1952	552
1953	1,071
1954	377
1955	623
1956	384
1957	730
1958	327
1959	563
1960	472
1961	1,078
1962	487
1963	595
1964	749
1965	724
1966	1,174
1967	864
1968	975
1969	382
1970	948
1971	765
1972	531
1973	982
1974	673
1975	344
1976	661
1977	693
1978	800
1979	495
1980	1,539
1981	706
1982	906
1983	1,844
1984	922
1985	1,140
1986	770
1987	1,447
1988	1,144
1989	1,187
1990	1,495
1991	1,075
1992	1,009
1993	772
1994	756
1995	1,351
1996	970
1997	833
1998	1,490
1999	674
2000	931
2001	752
2002	1,081
2003	758
2004	567
2005	707
2006	859
2007	582
2008	1,110
2009	845
2010	693
2011	1,477
2012	726
2013	1,520
2014	384
2015	702
2016	650
2017	734
2018	1,309
2019	1,019
2020	449
2021	1,215
2022	596
2023	828
2024	673
2025	836
2026	533

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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 50	663
50 to 100	70
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1