Weather Records on 7 April 1983

1,517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1983. Highest significance: Columbia, US.

Key Facts for 7 April 1983

On 7 April 1983, 1,517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 579 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 97 monthly and 1,407 daily.
Columbia set an all-time record daily precipitation of 348.0 mm (13.7 in) on 7 April 1983.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,517 stations

1,517 station records on 7 April 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	348.0 mm (13.7 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	271.3 mm (10.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	288.8 mm (11.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Orleans D P S 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Entre Rios de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Estevao Pinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sobradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cerqueira Cesar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	225.3 mm (8.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Itau de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Torreoes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Umbaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amparo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alferes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mongagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.9 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	310.9 mm (12.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Rio Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Instituto Biologico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sumrall	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vancleave	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Oak 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wiggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Patrocinio Do Muriae	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,517 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 380, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 623, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 7 April 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	380
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	623
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 7 April 1983 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 97, daily 1,407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,304 broken records

Margins by which the 1,304 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1983

Top 20 records on 7 April 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1983	Columbia, US	all-time rain	348.0 mm (13.7 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	67 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 April 1983	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	all-time rain	271.3 mm (10.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	67 years	78 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1983	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1983	Hope, US	all-time snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1983	Lezay, FR	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1983	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	all-time rain	288.8 mm (11.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1983	Usina Couro Do Cervo, BR	monthly rain	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1983	Monticello, US	daily rain	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1983	New Orleans D P S 3, US	all-time rain	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1983	Hobbs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1983	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1983	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1983	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	23.8 cm (9.4 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1983	Hillsboro, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1983	Columbus, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1983	Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp, BR	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1983	Entre Rios de Minas, BR	monthly rain	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1983	Estevao Pinto, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1983	Usina Brumado, BR	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1983	Bom Sucesso, BR	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	51 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 1,517 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 50	1,226
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1