Weather Records on 20 March 1983

1,179 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1983. Highest significance: Bourke Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 March 1983

On 20 March 1983, 1,179 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
320 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,148 daily.
Bourke Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 67.4 mm (2.7 in) on 20 March 1983.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,179 stations

1,179 station records on 20 March 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carandai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Congonhas-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nitchequon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nitchequon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bullyard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Ibitipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge (Delta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schefferville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schefferville A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birraban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,179 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 250, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 140, Deepest snow cover 106.

Records on 20 March 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	250
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	140
Deepest snow cover	106

Records on 20 March 1983 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 26, daily 1,148.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,008 broken records

Margins by which the 1,008 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

20 March 1983

Top 20 records on 20 March 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1983	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1983	Goodooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1983	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1983	Hebel Store, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1983	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1983	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1983	Boorara, AU	monthly rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1983	New Angledool Telephone Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1983	Carandai, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1983	Bailey, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1983	Danville, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1983	Eulo Post Office, AU	monthly rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1983	Congonhas-Montante, BR	all-time rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1983	Nitchequon, CA	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1983	Nitchequon, CA	daily snowfall	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1983	Danville, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1983	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1983	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1983	Podor, SN	monthly high min	27.5 C (81.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	126 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1983	Bullyard, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	29 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

1808 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1983. 1983 had 1,179 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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Data for records on 1983-03-20: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 March 1983
Margin	Records
0 to 100	976
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1