Weather Records on 8 April 1983

1,321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1983. Highest significance: Poitiers - Biard, FR.

Key Facts for 8 April 1983

On 8 April 1983, 1,321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
289 were record highs and 449 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,265 daily.
Poitiers - Biard set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 8 April 1983.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,321 stations

1,321 station records on 8 April 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Hedland Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aldeia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Agnew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gernsheim-Allmendfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wartenberg-Angersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfstein/Pfalz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mimosa Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Giessen (Lahntal)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Hersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koblenz-Horchheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frecheirinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nitta Yuma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oderen	France	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paramirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onder-Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Dura	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Homberg/Ohm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,321 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 288, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 525, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 8 April 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	288
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	525
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 8 April 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 56, daily 1,265.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,121 broken records

Margins by which the 1,121 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1983

Top 20 records on 8 April 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1983	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1983	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1983	Port Hedland Airport, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Aldeia, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Agnew, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Claude, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Pforzheim-Eutingen, DE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Batalha, BR	daily rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Gernsheim-Allmendfeld, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Pecos, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Schotten, DE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Wartenberg-Angersbach, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Wolfstein/Pfalz, DE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Tann/Rhon, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Anniston Metro AP, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Clarendon, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Mount Augustus, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Mimosa Park, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1983	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	27.1 C (80.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	93 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

1798 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1983. 1983 had 1,321 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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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	1,091
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1