Weather Records on 18 July 1983

1,071 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1983. Highest significance: Barkestad, NO.

Key Facts for 18 July 1983

On 18 July 1983, 1,071 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
430 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,050 daily.
Barkestad set a monthly record daily precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 18 July 1983.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,071 stations

1,071 station records on 18 July 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hopedale (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neuwied	Germany	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laurelville	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	228.2 mm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ebeleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Buena (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Planes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conde	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Coligny	France	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silacayoapam (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juterbog	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Flat Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eisleben-Helfta	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,071 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 374, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 July 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 July 1983 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 16, daily 1,050.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

857 broken records

Margins by which the 857 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 167.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1983

Top 20 records on 18 July 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1983	Barkestad, NO	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1983	Tres Piedras, US	monthly low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Hopedale (Aut), CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Barguzin, RU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Gallipolis, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Webster, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Neuwied, DE	all-time rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Laurelville, US	all-time rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Dongfang, CN	daily rain	228.2 mm (9.0 in)	167.7 mm (6.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Ebeleben, DE	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Soledad de Doblado, MX	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Agua Buena (Smn), MX	daily rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	San Juan de Los Planes, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Escarcega (Smn), MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn), MX	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Forest Grove, US	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Ft Pierce, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Richland, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1983	Tbilisi, GE	monthly high min	25.2 C (77.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	66 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 1,071 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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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 25	834
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1