Weather Records on 6 July 1983

1,002 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1983. Highest significance: Cowell, AU.

Key Facts for 6 July 1983

On 6 July 1983, 1,002 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 348 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 939 daily.
Cowell set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.6 mm (1.7 in) on 6 July 1983.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,002 stations

1,002 station records on 6 July 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Arno Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Port Neill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koppio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gen. Santos	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carazinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara Do Ingai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Palmira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Padun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blumenau (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arrozeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apiuna -Regua Nova (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Bremen	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armazem Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Tainhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Western River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oderen	France	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ecum Secum	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,002 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 389.

Records on 6 July 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	389
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1983 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 56, daily 939.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

770 broken records

Margins by which the 770 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1983

Top 20 records on 6 July 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1983	Cowell, AU	monthly rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1983	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1983	Arno Bay, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1983	Port Lincoln, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1983	Port Neill, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1983	Richland, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1983	Port Lincoln (Westmere), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1983	Carpa, AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1983	Cleve (Pineview), AU	monthly rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1983	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	114 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1983	Cleve, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1983	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1983	Bindi, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1983	Sao Ludgero, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1983	Keams Canyon, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1983	Cleve (Mangalo), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1983	Shenkursk, RU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1983	Benedito Novo, BR	daily rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1983	Orly, FR	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1983	Port Lincoln (Big Swamp), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	49 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 1,002 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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Data for records on 1983-07-06: 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	663
10 to 20	54
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1