Weather Records on 4 May 1983

539 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1983. Highest significance: Bruthen (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 4 May 1983

On 4 May 1983, 539 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 519 daily.
Bruthen (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 71.0 mm (2.8 in) on 4 May 1983.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

539 stations

539 station records on 4 May 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Denison (Wandocka State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Asmara	Eritrea	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bemm River (Sydenham Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klepinino	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darriman (Tarralangi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olsens Bridge (Morwell River P	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Googa Googa Crk Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacigua (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yallourn Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Motul	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tidal River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kinalung (Munka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Leopoldina (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Domingos Martins (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Burke	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside (Lake View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

539 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 4 May 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 4 May 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 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

4 May 1983

Top 20 records on 4 May 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1983	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1983	Yarram, AU	monthly rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1983	Williamson, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1983	Alberton Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Budgeree East (Claremont), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Denison (Wandocka State School, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Madalya, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Moutajup, AU	monthly rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Giffard, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Asmara, ER	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Bemm River (Sydenham Inlet), AU	daily rain	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1983	Klepinino, UA	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	25 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

1795 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1983. 1983 had 539 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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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	441
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1