Weather Records on 15 April 1982

955 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1982. Highest significance: Hambledon Mill Csr, AU.

Key Facts for 15 April 1982

On 15 April 1982, 955 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 905 daily.
Hambledon Mill Csr set a daily record precipitation of 260.0 mm (10.2 in) on 15 April 1982.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

955 stations

955 station records on 15 April 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	258.8 mm (10.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Feiticeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fukushima Arpt	Japan	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Huaquechula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kirrama Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	292.0 mm (11.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Nova Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	284.6 mm (11.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Areia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coroata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Launiupoko Intake 376	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yamagata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Sebastiao da Grama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibukiyama Mtn (Aut)	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lucrecia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	188.6 mm (7.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lindeman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pinhalzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cravinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Amalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Do Barreiro Rico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

955 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 387, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 15 April 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	387
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 15 April 1982 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 46, daily 905.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

770 broken records

Margins by which the 770 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1982

Top 20 records on 15 April 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1982	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	193.2 mm (7.6 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1982	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1982	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	258.8 mm (10.2 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1982	Feiticeiro, BR	all-time rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1982	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1982	Fukushima Arpt, JP	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1982	Huaquechula, MX	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1982	Kirrama Station, AU	monthly rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1982	Meringa Sugar Exp STN, AU	monthly rain	292.0 mm (11.5 in)	162.7 mm (6.4 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1982	Mount Molloy Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1982	Clohesy River, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1982	Vine Creek, AU	daily rain	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1982	Acude Nova Floresta, BR	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1982	Acude Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1982	Luroy, NO	daily rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1982	Townsville Railway STN, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1982	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	112.1 mm (4.4 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1982	Milha, BR	daily rain	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1982	West Yellowstone, US	monthly snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1982	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 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

1801 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1982. 1982 had 955 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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Data for records on 1982-04-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	718
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2