Weather Records on 4 April 1983

1,202 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1983. Highest significance: Wilpena Head Station, AU.

Key Facts for 4 April 1983

On 4 April 1983, 1,202 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 357 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 1,112 daily.
Wilpena Head Station set a daily record precipitation of 41.2 mm (1.6 in) on 4 April 1983.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,202 stations

1,202 station records on 4 April 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Narrina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Erudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beralga Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Double Four Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
North Shields (Port Lincoln Ae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mooleulooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arkaroola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,202 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 244, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 414, Heaviest daily snowfall 160, Deepest snow cover 95.

Records on 4 April 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	244
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	414
Heaviest daily snowfall	160
Deepest snow cover	95

Records on 4 April 1983 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 85, daily 1,112.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

979 broken records

Margins by which the 979 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1983

Top 20 records on 4 April 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1983	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1983	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1983	Greensburg, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1983	Hawker, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1983	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Sublette 7WSW, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Regnier, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Koolunga, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Port Lincoln, AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Melrose, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Trousdale 1 NE, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Mtn Park, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Port Lincoln (Westmere), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Sterling, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Blinman (Narrina), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Erudina, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Sterling, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Ruidoso, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	51 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 1,202 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 50	881
50 to 100	58
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1