Weather Records on 14 April 1983

1,874 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1983. Highest significance: Hillgrove (Hillview), AU.

Key Facts for 14 April 1983

On 14 April 1983, 1,874 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 966 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,822 daily.
Hillgrove (Hillview) set a daily record precipitation of 41.8 mm (1.6 in) on 14 April 1983.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,874 stations

1,874 station records on 14 April 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Greer	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holstein	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thunder Bay A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing Dam 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wing	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rice Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,874 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 473, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 493, Heaviest daily rainfall 380, Heaviest daily snowfall 190, Deepest snow cover 159.

Records on 14 April 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	473
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	493
Heaviest daily rainfall	380
Heaviest daily snowfall	190
Deepest snow cover	159

Records on 14 April 1983 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 44, daily 1,822.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,561 broken records

Margins by which the 1,561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 863.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1983

Top 20 records on 14 April 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1983	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1983	Greer, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1983	Osceola, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	River Falls, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	Jordan 1SSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	Valparaiso, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	Farmington 3NW, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	12.1 cm (4.8 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg, DE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	Bailey, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	State UNIV, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	Brule Rs, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	Holstein, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1983	Bartlett 1W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	48 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1983. 1983 had 1,874 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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 200	1,550
200 to 400	9
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1