Weather Records on 5 April 1983

1,909 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1983. Highest significance: Mc Minnville, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 1983

On 5 April 1983, 1,909 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 697 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 150 monthly and 1,757 daily.
Mc Minnville set a daily record precipitation of 111.0 mm (4.4 in) on 5 April 1983.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,909 stations

1,909 station records on 5 April 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Giligulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Alley Point (Poplars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lijnden (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guffey 10 SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,909 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 523, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 174, Heaviest daily rainfall 655, Heaviest daily snowfall 207, Deepest snow cover 148.

Records on 5 April 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	523
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	174
Heaviest daily rainfall	655
Heaviest daily snowfall	207
Deepest snow cover	148

Records on 5 April 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 150, daily 1,757.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,645 broken records

Margins by which the 1,645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1983

Top 20 records on 5 April 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1983	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1983	Diversion Dam, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Hatch, US	monthly snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Avington, AU	monthly rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Winona, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Wilsonville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Agate 3 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Cloudcroft, US	monthly low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Waterville 2, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Mtn Park, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Giligulgul, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1983	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	49 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

1809 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1983. 1983 had 1,909 records.

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

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

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Data for records on 1983-04-05: 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	1,493
50 to 100	108
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2