Weather Records on 13 April 1983

1,394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1983. Highest significance: Tingha (Crystal Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 13 April 1983

On 13 April 1983, 1,394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 653 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,373 daily.
Tingha (Crystal Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 13 April 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,394 stations

1,394 station records on 13 April 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nigniy_Studeniy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Slavsko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Khust	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drohobych	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brackendale (the Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Caa AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Emu Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,394 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 425, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 228, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 160, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 13 April 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	425
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	228
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	160
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 13 April 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 1,373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,158 broken records

Margins by which the 1,158 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1983

Top 20 records on 13 April 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1983	Tingha (Crystal Hill), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Nigniy_Studeniy, UA	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Schuyler, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Dalton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Greer, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Genoa 2 W, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Dolores, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Slavsko, UA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Khust, UA	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Del Norte 3ENE, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Wellfleet, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Minersville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1983	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	17 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 1,394 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	511
2017	454
2018	913
2019	736
2020	2,050
2021	465
2022	2,172
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	850

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,128
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1