Weather Records on 11 April 1983

1,040 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1983. Highest significance: Idracowra, AU.

Key Facts for 11 April 1983

On 11 April 1983, 1,040 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 254 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,015 daily.
Idracowra set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 11 April 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,040 stations

1,040 station records on 11 April 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Unterluss	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edgemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beechwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pelham	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Lyndeboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Oder	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Surry Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quabbin Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malelane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rahway	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redpa (Greenes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,040 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 533, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 11 April 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	533
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 11 April 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 1,015.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

896 broken records

Margins by which the 896 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

11 April 1983

Top 20 records on 11 April 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1983	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	89 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1983	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1983	Holyoke, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1983	Mansfield, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1983	Montpelier Rs, US	all-time snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1983	Unterluss, DE	monthly rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1983	Springfield, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1983	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1983	Stevenson Dam, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1983	Storrs, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1983	Clinton, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1983	New Salem, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1983	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1983	Westfield, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1983	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1983	Sterling, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1983	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1983	Garrison, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1983	Irozaki, JP	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1983	Belfast, US	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	88 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

1800 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1983. 1983 had 1,040 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	864
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1