Weather Records on 21 April 1982

1,075 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 April 1982. Highest significance: Manassa, US.

Key Facts for 21 April 1982

On 21 April 1982, 1,075 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 555 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,055 daily.
Manassa set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 21 April 1982.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,075 stations

1,075 station records on 21 April 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 April 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Canton	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salgado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Chivela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huaquechula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moctezuma (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loris 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Converse	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman 12 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,075 records

Records set or tied on 21 April 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 347, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 21 April 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	347
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 21 April 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 1,055.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

848 broken records

Margins by which the 848 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 April 1982

Top 20 records on 21 April 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 1982	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 April 1982	Canton, MX	monthly rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Estancia, BR	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Salgado, BR	daily rain	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Santiago Chivela, MX	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Estancia, BR	daily rain	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Huaquechula, MX	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Grand Falls, CA	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	San Francisco Dwtn, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Corner Brook, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Newport, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Minden, CA	daily low max	2.0 C (35.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Cloverdale, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Moctezuma (Smn), MX	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Quelimane, MZ	daily rain	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1982	Tribune 1W, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	88 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

1793 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 1,075 records.

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

Records on 04-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1814	1
1820	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	3
1854	1
1858	3
1861	2
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1870	1
1875	4
1876	2
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	2
1900	7
1901	17
1902	7
1903	3
1904	10
1905	18
1906	5
1907	17
1908	25
1909	20
1910	33
1911	9
1912	22
1913	14
1914	220
1915	24
1916	64
1917	48
1918	84
1919	31
1920	85
1921	59
1922	70
1923	223
1924	119
1925	295
1926	148
1927	284
1928	269
1929	193
1930	127
1931	358
1932	304
1933	201
1934	497
1935	266
1936	277
1937	416
1938	295
1939	110
1940	462
1941	306
1942	285
1943	481
1944	261
1945	367
1946	448
1947	459
1948	365
1949	448
1950	529
1951	884
1952	665
1953	640
1954	527
1955	607
1956	497
1957	824
1958	329
1959	505
1960	889
1961	647
1962	319
1963	778
1964	1,125
1965	658
1966	756
1967	903
1968	655
1969	388
1970	728
1971	546
1972	593
1973	1,163
1974	528
1975	360
1976	452
1977	854
1978	735
1979	449
1980	1,934
1981	944
1982	1,075
1983	1,366
1984	1,231
1985	1,245
1986	977
1987	1,290
1988	898
1989	1,557
1990	1,463
1991	1,291
1992	1,763
1993	847
1994	859
1995	1,476
1996	788
1997	964
1998	876
1999	752
2000	921
2001	967
2002	1,312
2003	607
2004	586
2005	693
2006	761
2007	480
2008	1,327
2009	983
2010	805
2011	1,053
2012	687
2013	1,015
2014	393
2015	621
2016	587
2017	797
2018	862
2019	731
2020	397
2021	1,608
2022	433
2023	886
2024	754
2025	506
2026	853

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	826
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2