Weather Records on 12 June 1983

664 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 June 1983. Highest significance: Harkerville (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 June 1983

On 12 June 1983, 664 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 638 daily.
Harkerville (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 12 June 1983.
Across 166 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

664 stations

664 station records on 12 June 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 June 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Delareyville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rooirivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Purepero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tantanoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tisul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaalplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riethoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Alotepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lucin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	42.5 C (108.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

664 records

Records set or tied on 12 June 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 June 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 June 1983 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

521 broken records

Margins by which the 521 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 June 1983

Top 20 records on 12 June 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1983	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1983	Delareyville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1983	Buffelsklip, ZA	monthly rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1983	Rooirivier (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1983	Oberlin, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Kokpekty, KZ	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Gavar, AM	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Marshmoor, ZA	monthly rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Escarcega (Smn), MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Podor, SN	daily low max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	125 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Purepero, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Mtn View 91, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	68 years	44 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

1797 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1983. 1983 had 664 records.

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

Records on 06-12 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1811	2
1838	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	4
1879	2
1880	5
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	7
1900	3
1901	3
1902	8
1903	34
1904	8
1905	10
1906	24
1907	20
1908	9
1909	16
1910	37
1911	21
1912	23
1913	19
1914	36
1915	26
1916	80
1917	117
1918	44
1919	56
1920	93
1921	42
1922	56
1923	166
1924	153
1925	165
1926	201
1927	281
1928	180
1929	217
1930	127
1931	150
1932	352
1933	361
1934	159
1935	259
1936	440
1937	405
1938	349
1939	297
1940	389
1941	512
1942	729
1943	399
1944	423
1945	567
1946	321
1947	840
1948	215
1949	407
1950	530
1951	735
1952	1,035
1953	730
1954	337
1955	759
1956	786
1957	310
1958	454
1959	320
1960	200
1961	405
1962	328
1963	618
1964	405
1965	406
1966	530
1967	706
1968	404
1969	834
1970	701
1971	374
1972	903
1973	894
1974	575
1975	560
1976	617
1977	494
1978	438
1979	1,013
1980	718
1981	784
1982	734
1983	664
1984	653
1985	1,203
1986	778
1987	742
1988	785
1989	797
1990	664
1991	756
1992	849
1993	970
1994	654
1995	953
1996	925
1997	932
1998	1,683
1999	806
2000	1,169
2001	1,231
2002	965
2003	1,187
2004	759
2005	1,804
2006	1,216
2007	784
2008	1,219
2009	858
2010	1,423
2011	786
2012	751
2013	931
2014	421
2015	679
2016	809
2017	910
2018	635
2019	1,285
2020	712
2021	767
2022	1,204
2023	805
2024	805
2025	409
2026	979

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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	516
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1