Weather Records on 12 April 1983

877 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1983. Highest significance: Oak City, US.

Key Facts for 12 April 1983

On 12 April 1983, 877 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 862 daily.
Oak City set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 12 April 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

877 stations

877 station records on 12 April 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Watauga S Dak 8 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carmo Do Cajuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Caa AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elkedra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Caa AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Nova Do Paraopeba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doyle	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lame Deer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Ano Bom Do Tiete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Torrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

877 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 12 April 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 12 April 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 862.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1983

Top 20 records on 12 April 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1983	Oak City, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Minersville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Bailey, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Oak City, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Lagunillas, MX	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Archer, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Paragonah, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Sitka AP, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Uralla (Mihi), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Carmo Do Cajuru, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Deseret, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Thangoo, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Doyle, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Ely AP, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1983	Bingara (Derra Derra), AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	42 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 877 records.

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

Records on 04-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1810	1
1812	2
1817	2
1826	1
1831	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	1
1865	2
1866	2
1868	4
1869	5
1871	1
1873	1
1874	5
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1881	1
1882	1
1885	2
1889	4
1890	10
1891	3
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	3
1903	10
1904	11
1905	19
1906	24
1907	5
1908	10
1909	16
1910	15
1911	26
1912	48
1913	88
1914	41
1915	125
1916	37
1917	33
1918	40
1919	39
1920	148
1921	34
1922	48
1923	134
1924	69
1925	178
1926	347
1927	179
1928	145
1929	141
1930	638
1931	267
1932	253
1933	551
1934	531
1935	171
1936	277
1937	236
1938	175
1939	1,174
1940	1,407
1941	869
1942	191
1943	614
1944	423
1945	884
1946	347
1947	733
1948	1,496
1949	358
1950	638
1951	1,102
1952	455
1953	707
1954	424
1955	611
1956	382
1957	910
1958	542
1959	513
1960	314
1961	551
1962	510
1963	518
1964	363
1965	659
1966	520
1967	682
1968	717
1969	352
1970	568
1971	587
1972	1,316
1973	903
1974	822
1975	704
1976	1,076
1977	1,069
1978	533
1979	1,096
1980	611
1981	1,068
1982	852
1983	877
1984	671
1985	734
1986	1,350
1987	606
1988	1,369
1989	1,838
1990	946
1991	1,484
1992	1,000
1993	586
1994	1,375
1995	1,173
1996	994
1997	3,094
1998	1,409
1999	873
2000	784
2001	1,369
2002	600
2003	1,079
2004	964
2005	536
2006	796
2007	1,144
2008	1,015
2009	811
2010	935
2011	1,026
2012	666
2013	1,039
2014	597
2015	504
2016	595
2017	519
2018	868
2019	685
2020	1,150
2021	710
2022	1,862
2023	1,262
2024	1,086
2025	1,281
2026	622

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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 100	701
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1