Weather Records on 7 May 1983

724 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1983. Highest significance: Urjupino, RU.

Key Facts for 7 May 1983

On 7 May 1983, 724 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 700 daily.
Urjupino set an all-time record daily precipitation of 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 7 May 1983.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

724 stations

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

Weather records on 7 May 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Urjupino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petawawa Nat Forestry	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Notre Dame du Laus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fran?A	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Coulonge	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheenboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shipshaw	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faverges-de-la-Tour	France	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Lake Forestry	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Otter Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mission	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portage des Roches	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huautla de Jimenez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grayland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgeland 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomer	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morungaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chenaux	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

724 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 360, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 7 May 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	360
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 7 May 1983 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 17, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

614 broken records

Margins by which the 614 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1983

Top 20 records on 7 May 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1983	Urjupino, RU	all-time rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1983	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Tracy, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Gaylord, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Nominingue, CA	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Petawawa Nat Forestry, CA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Notre Dame du Laus, CA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Fran?A, BR	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Tyler, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Grand Lake 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Haliburton A, CA	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Springfield 1 NW, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Burrumbuttock (Holyrood), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Ariri, BR	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Fort Coulonge, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Sheenboro, CA	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1983	Embrun, FR	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	105 years	43 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 724 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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	603
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2