Weather Records on 19 April 1983

2,588 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1983. Highest significance: Weissenfels, DE.

Key Facts for 19 April 1983

On 19 April 1983, 2,588 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 1,694 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 2,506 daily.
Weissenfels set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 19 April 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 19 April 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gottingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Schmalkalden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Agdam	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhauser	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kosen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Einbeck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eisleben-Helfta	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mehringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waltershausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schenectady	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eschwege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Helmstedt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manorkill	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,588 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 778, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 916, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 207, Deepest snow cover 133.

Records on 19 April 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	778
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	916
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	207
Deepest snow cover	133

Records on 19 April 1983 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 78, daily 2,506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,206 broken records

Margins by which the 2,206 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

19 April 1983

Top 20 records on 19 April 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1983	Weissenfels, DE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1983	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Gottingen, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Stiege, DE	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Morretes, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Bloomfield, CA	daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Schmalkalden, DE	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Agdam, AZ	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhauser, DE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Faribault, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Brocken, DE	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Ganca, AZ	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Angelica, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Erldunda, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1983	Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1983	Luchow, DE	daily rain	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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

1807 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1983. 1983 had 2,588 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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	2,162
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2