Weather Records on 23 July 1983

1,324 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1983. Highest significance: Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 July 1983

On 23 July 1983, 1,324 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
774 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,282 daily.
Dordrecht - Tnk 14 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 23 July 1983.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,324 stations

1,324 station records on 23 July 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Florisbad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schootefountain	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Monte Alegre (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Werk-Met-Lus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whalen Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skilderkrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Venlo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adolphskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garruchos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,324 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 363, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 411, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 336.

Records on 23 July 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	363
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	411
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1983 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 34, daily 1,282.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,025 broken records

Margins by which the 1,025 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1983

Top 20 records on 23 July 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1983	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	78 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1983	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1983	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1983	Ida, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1983	Exwell Park, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1983	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1983	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1983	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1983	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1983	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1983	Stockdale, ZA	monthly rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1983	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1983	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1983	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1983	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1983	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1983	Dewetsdorp (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1983	Palisade, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1983	Roermond, NL	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1983	Van der Waltshoek, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	54 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

1794 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 1,324 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 20	969
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1