Weather Records on 11 May 1983

930 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1983. Highest significance: Lifton Pumping STN, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 1983

On 11 May 1983, 930 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 306 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 862 daily.
Lifton Pumping STN set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 11 May 1983.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

930 stations

930 station records on 11 May 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hysham	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Highwood 7 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Rs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guaira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chifeng	China	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Boy	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montenegro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

930 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 185, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 84.

Records on 11 May 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	185
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	84

Records on 11 May 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 65, daily 862.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

773 broken records

Margins by which the 773 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1983

Top 20 records on 11 May 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1983	Lifton Pumping STN, US	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1983	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1983	Manila, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1983	Fillmore, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1983	Broadus, US	monthly snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1983	Hysham, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1983	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1983	Tooma, EE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1983	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1983	Richmond, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1983	Kanosh, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1983	Rjukan, NO	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1983	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1983	Crow Agency, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1983	Highwood 7 NE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1983	Beaver, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1983	Basin, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1983	Belltower, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1983	Winner, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1983	Nephi, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	74 years	47 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

1814 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1983. 1983 had 930 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 1983-05-11: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	723
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	2