Weather Records on 23 April 1983

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1983. Highest significance: Ljunga, SE.

Key Facts for 23 April 1983

On 23 April 1983, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 999 daily.
Ljunga set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.9 mm (1.5 in) on 23 April 1983.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 23 April 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ljunga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kielpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Griffith Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indal_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estrada de Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doornpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onoto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Creek Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nitta Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hollow	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Point Arena	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 520, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 23 April 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	520
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 23 April 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 999.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

898 broken records

Margins by which the 898 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

23 April 1983

Top 20 records on 23 April 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1983	Ljunga, SE	monthly rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1983	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	82 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1983	Healdsburg, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1983	Kielpa, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1983	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1983	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1983	Bailey, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1983	Lamar 7N, US	monthly rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1983	Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1983	Arno, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1983	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1983	Griffith Csiro, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1983	Bay Minette, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1983	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1983	Mount Morris, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1983	Indal_D, SE	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1983	Apalachicola AP, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1983	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1983	Ukiah, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1983	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	45 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

1800 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1983. 1983 had 1,031 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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 23 April 1983
Margin	Records
0 to 100	886
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1