Weather Records on 9 April 1983

1,170 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1983. Highest significance: Ulm, DE.

Key Facts for 9 April 1983

On 9 April 1983, 1,170 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 354 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,123 daily.
Ulm set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 9 April 1983.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,170 stations

1,170 station records on 9 April 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Buhlertal	Germany	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa Agricultural Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poochera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Empress	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Offenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Philippsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waghausel-Kirrlach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nantes-Bouguenais	France	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Calmbach Wildbad	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Titisee-Neustadt-Langenordnach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenindjol	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koppio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waldshut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Hill 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,170 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 189, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 533, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 9 April 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	189
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	533
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 9 April 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 46, daily 1,123.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

973 broken records

Margins by which the 973 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

9 April 1983

Top 20 records on 9 April 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1983	Ulm, DE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1983	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1983	Buhlertal, DE	monthly rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1983	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Mount Hope (Fairview), AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Brockton, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Strasbourg-Entzheim, FR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Streaky Bay, AU	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	97 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Roseworthy Agric College, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Minnipa Agricultural Centre, AU	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Yeelana (Brimpton Lake), AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Coulta, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Barton, AU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Rheinstetten, DE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Campestre, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Villingen-Schwenningen, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1983	Poochera, AU	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	51 years	50 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 1,170 records.

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

Records on 04-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1800	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	2
1815	1
1818	1
1839	1
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	2
1869	1
1871	2
1873	1
1877	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	8
1903	12
1904	15
1905	21
1906	20
1907	21
1908	28
1909	25
1910	19
1911	21
1912	51
1913	16
1914	41
1915	89
1916	85
1917	105
1918	29
1919	67
1920	56
1921	114
1922	140
1923	79
1924	353
1925	129
1926	83
1927	260
1928	395
1929	402
1930	430
1931	193
1932	119
1933	320
1934	310
1935	398
1936	151
1937	172
1938	378
1939	282
1940	214
1941	297
1942	432
1943	752
1944	564
1945	1,055
1946	335
1947	174
1948	365
1949	179
1950	750
1951	304
1952	578
1953	638
1954	239
1955	484
1956	371
1957	502
1958	294
1959	634
1960	623
1961	879
1962	344
1963	390
1964	645
1965	651
1966	466
1967	743
1968	669
1969	898
1970	489
1971	576
1972	1,200
1973	1,695
1974	972
1975	968
1976	347
1977	1,693
1978	921
1979	855
1980	911
1981	785
1982	1,923
1983	1,170
1984	904
1985	1,424
1986	620
1987	604
1988	737
1989	1,402
1990	888
1991	1,545
1992	641
1993	687
1994	511
1995	1,296
1996	1,547
1997	2,686
1998	1,018
1999	1,848
2000	997
2001	1,947
2002	590
2003	1,781
2004	572
2005	998
2006	603
2007	1,412
2008	1,029
2009	802
2010	652
2011	1,480
2012	640
2013	1,245
2014	592
2015	664
2016	974
2017	759
2018	1,306
2019	716
2020	916
2021	642
2022	574
2023	512
2024	1,093
2025	530
2026	517

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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	944
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1