Weather Records on 25 March 1983

1,146 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1983. Highest significance: Dillon, US.

Key Facts for 25 March 1983

On 25 March 1983, 1,146 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 348 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,096 daily.
Dillon set a monthly record daily snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 25 March 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,146 stations

1,146 station records on 25 March 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dillon	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ferron	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tryon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Embry	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kosice	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,146 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 413, Heaviest daily snowfall 176, Deepest snow cover 94.

Records on 25 March 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	176
Deepest snow cover	94

Records on 25 March 1983 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 35, daily 1,096.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

977 broken records

Margins by which the 977 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1983

Top 20 records on 25 March 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1983	Dillon, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	79 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1983	Lumberton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1983	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1983	Walhalla, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	83 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1983	Cheraw, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1983	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1983	Gloria, BR	daily rain	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1983	Ferron, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1983	Rapelje, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1983	Tryon, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1983	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1983	Cottonwood Weir, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1983	Bridger 2 N, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1983	Monticello, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1983	Forks 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1983	Elberton 2 N, US	all-time snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1983	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1983	Concord, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1983	Edenton, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1983	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	110 years	52 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

1806 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1983. 1983 had 1,146 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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 100	911
100 to 200	54
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1