Weather Records on 10 April 1983

1,170 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1983. Highest significance: Loongana, AU.

Key Facts for 10 April 1983

On 10 April 1983, 1,170 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,109 daily.
Loongana set an all-time record daily precipitation of 103.0 mm (4.1 in) on 10 April 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,170 stations

1,170 station records on 10 April 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Loongana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Port Neill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Minnipa Agricultural Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Poochera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arno Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brooker)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wharminda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ny Westerleigh Stat Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.4 cm (7.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ny Ave V Brooklyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (Desert Fringe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Seaton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Parafield Plant Intr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pingliang	China	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,170 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 608, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 10 April 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	608
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 10 April 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 58, daily 1,109.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,022 broken records

Margins by which the 1,022 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1983

Top 20 records on 10 April 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1983	Loongana, AU	all-time rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 April 1983	Milang, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	76 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1983	Mount Wudinna, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1983	Port Neill, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1983	Butler (Anona), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1983	Yeelana (Brimpton Lake), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1983	Minnipa Agricultural Centre, AU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1983	Smoky Bay, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1983	Scarsdale, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1983	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1983	Poochera, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1983	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1983	Kyancutta, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1983	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	118 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1983	Darke Peak, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1983	Cook, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1983	Arno Bay, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1983	Yeelana (Brooker), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1983	Roseworthy, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1983	Forrest Aero, AU	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	55 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 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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	987
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3