Weather Records on 17 April 1983

1,365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1983. Highest significance: Bareilly, IN.

Key Facts for 17 April 1983

On 17 April 1983, 1,365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 628 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,325 daily.
Bareilly set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 17 April 1983.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,365 stations

1,365 station records on 17 April 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stockbridge	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Strathroy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Rose du Degelis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shepaug Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bagotville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aracaiba (Capoeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marechal Floriano (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mzimba	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ankeny	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,365 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 282, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 346, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 171, Deepest snow cover 113.

Records on 17 April 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	282
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	346
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	171
Deepest snow cover	113

Records on 17 April 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 39, daily 1,325.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,108 broken records

Margins by which the 1,108 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1983

Top 20 records on 17 April 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1983	Bareilly, IN	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1983	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1983	Bangor Intl AP, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1983	Newport, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	Nikolaevskoe, RU	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	Stockbridge, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	Ringwood, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	Strathroy, CA	daily snowfall	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	Storm Lake, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	Newport, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	La Malbaie, CA	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	Ste Rose du Degelis, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	Newton, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	Bailey, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	Shepaug Dam, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1983	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	85 years	50 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

1799 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1983. 1983 had 1,365 records.

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

Records on 04-17 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1807	1
1808	1
1815	1
1817	1
1818	1
1819	1
1823	1
1825	1
1830	1
1835	3
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	3
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	2
1868	1
1873	4
1874	1
1875	3
1877	4
1878	2
1880	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	3
1899	1
1900	2
1901	4
1902	4
1903	5
1904	19
1905	11
1906	14
1907	16
1908	38
1909	7
1910	29
1911	33
1912	27
1913	20
1914	83
1915	30
1916	30
1917	32
1918	35
1919	39
1920	87
1921	148
1922	96
1923	71
1924	74
1925	103
1926	140
1927	256
1928	308
1929	145
1930	238
1931	216
1932	615
1933	261
1934	234
1935	374
1936	308
1937	439
1938	564
1939	618
1940	337
1941	460
1942	415
1943	285
1944	334
1945	475
1946	492
1947	461
1948	622
1949	439
1950	293
1951	441
1952	529
1953	818
1954	650
1955	394
1956	486
1957	277
1958	702
1959	434
1960	553
1961	667
1962	597
1963	702
1964	766
1965	411
1966	409
1967	935
1968	745
1969	728
1970	547
1971	924
1972	546
1973	589
1974	244
1975	666
1976	1,630
1977	906
1978	620
1979	810
1980	675
1981	621
1982	965
1983	1,365
1984	720
1985	917
1986	997
1987	960
1988	1,082
1989	638
1990	1,065
1991	614
1992	1,105
1993	847
1994	1,047
1995	1,211
1996	1,044
1997	889
1998	1,795
1999	1,730
2000	1,082
2001	1,013
2002	2,284
2003	1,037
2004	761
2005	572
2006	1,430
2007	863
2008	842
2009	779
2010	606
2011	982
2012	920
2013	1,796
2014	913
2015	813
2016	977
2017	469
2018	1,585
2019	458
2020	1,165
2021	701
2022	831
2023	628
2024	690
2025	1,058
2026	838

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 April 1983
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,062
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1