Weather Records on 16 April 1983

1,174 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1983. Highest significance: Wilkes Barre, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1983

On 16 April 1983, 1,174 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 525 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 84 monthly and 1,090 daily.
Wilkes Barre set a monthly record daily precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 16 April 1983.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,174 stations

1,174 station records on 16 April 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Richmond	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Faribault	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort Lock 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kresgeville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chadds Ford 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pond Pocono Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Strausstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chase City	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dolgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
John H Kerr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,174 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 207, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 318, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 86.

Records on 16 April 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	207
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	318
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	86

Records on 16 April 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 84, daily 1,090.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

949 broken records

Margins by which the 949 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1983

Top 20 records on 16 April 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1983	Wilkes Barre, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	79 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1983	Warrenton 3 SE, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1983	Port Jervis, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1983	Tamaqua 4 N Dam, US	monthly rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1983	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1983	Richmond, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	110 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1983	Lehighton 1SSW, US	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1983	Faribault, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1983	Newton, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1983	Clarksville, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1983	Myerstown, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1983	Frankfort Lock 19, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1983	Freeland, US	monthly rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1983	Lambertville, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1983	Chemung, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1983	Montrose, US	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1983	Rushville, US	monthly rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1983	Kresgeville 2 W, US	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1983	E Stroudsburg, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1983	Tamaqua, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	58 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

1794 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 1,174 records.

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

Records on 04-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1801	2
1809	1
1816	1
1823	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1852	2
1853	2
1855	1
1858	2
1862	2
1865	4
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1880	5
1883	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	4
1890	7
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1896	4
1897	1
1898	1
1899	14
1900	7
1901	4
1902	5
1903	6
1904	48
1905	15
1906	12
1907	25
1908	31
1909	6
1910	31
1911	11
1912	24
1913	35
1914	43
1915	16
1916	17
1917	50
1918	36
1919	53
1920	88
1921	73
1922	75
1923	72
1924	131
1925	141
1926	325
1927	245
1928	506
1929	269
1930	229
1931	322
1932	344
1933	379
1934	385
1935	608
1936	272
1937	252
1938	573
1939	499
1940	243
1941	438
1942	645
1943	716
1944	322
1945	732
1946	378
1947	877
1948	386
1949	346
1950	492
1951	542
1952	323
1953	681
1954	488
1955	377
1956	515
1957	335
1958	730
1959	360
1960	478
1961	938
1962	737
1963	827
1964	679
1965	575
1966	425
1967	1,027
1968	448
1969	1,171
1970	511
1971	779
1972	850
1973	974
1974	291
1975	559
1976	2,099
1977	831
1978	669
1979	573
1980	596
1981	779
1982	934
1983	1,174
1984	712
1985	642
1986	1,041
1987	735
1988	1,077
1989	676
1990	964
1991	448
1992	898
1993	1,067
1994	928
1995	937
1996	924
1997	699
1998	2,069
1999	1,330
2000	1,052
2001	741
2002	2,494
2003	1,166
2004	609
2005	504
2006	1,423
2007	1,788
2008	889
2009	854
2010	634
2011	1,279
2012	1,015
2013	1,372
2014	1,436
2015	574
2016	742
2017	441
2018	2,238
2019	413
2020	867
2021	580
2022	994
2023	708
2024	746
2025	802
2026	1,065

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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	856
50 to 100	62
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1