Weather Records on 3 July 1983

861 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1983. Highest significance: Leech Lake, US.

Key Facts for 3 July 1983

On 3 July 1983, 861 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 814 daily.
Leech Lake set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 3 July 1983.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

861 stations

861 station records on 3 July 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raznavolok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karaul Keldy	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelaceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mozajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galion Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
High Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tidewater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Sur	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jungapeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winter Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Erbogacen	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fordyce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

861 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 317, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 3 July 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	317
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1983 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 41, daily 814.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

602 broken records

Margins by which the 602 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1983

Top 20 records on 3 July 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1983	Leech Lake, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1983	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	White Hall 1 E, US	all-time high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	Richland, US	monthly low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	Yurecuaro, MX	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	Palmaryville, ZA	monthly rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	Raznavolok, RU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	Chipinge, ZW	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	Karaul Keldy, KZ	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	Lovelaceville, US	monthly rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	Valle de Guadalupe, MX	all-time rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	El Tecomate, MX	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	Partoun, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	Watersmeet, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	Bosque del Apache, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	Anthony, US	all-time high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	Itasca UNIV of Minn, US	monthly rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	Mozajsk, RU	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	Galion Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1983	High Point, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	40 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

1793 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 861 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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Data for records on 1983-07-03: 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 10	540
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	3