Weather Records on 25 July 1983

1,110 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 July 1983. Highest significance: Hankey (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 25 July 1983

On 25 July 1983, 1,110 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
451 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,055 daily.
Hankey (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 98.0 mm (3.9 in) on 25 July 1983.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,110 stations

1,110 station records on 25 July 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 July 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beeldhouersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gannakraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fullarton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waaipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbosch	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sarelsrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coetzeekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
South Slocan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Safford Ag Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rhenostervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kochki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oulton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskop (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eenstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Die Hoogte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stolhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riethoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alencon-Valframbert	France	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yanji	China	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,110 records

Records set or tied on 25 July 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 462.

Records on 25 July 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	462
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 July 1983 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 50, daily 1,055.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

900 broken records

Margins by which the 900 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 July 1983

Top 20 records on 25 July 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 1983	Hankey (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	79 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1983	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1983	Brakfontein, ZA	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1983	Wagenaarskraal, ZA	monthly rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1983	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1983	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	101 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1983	Uitenhage, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1983	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1983	Koeifontein, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1983	Beeldhouersfontein, ZA	monthly rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1983	Groenkloof, ZA	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1983	Kamferskraal, ZA	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1983	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1983	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1983	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1983	Gannakraal, ZA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1983	Grootdam, ZA	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1983	Fullarton, ZA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1983	Pomeroy, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1983	Waaipoort, ZA	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	56 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

1795 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1983. 1983 had 1,110 records.

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

Records on 07-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1801	1
1832	2
1836	1
1839	2
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	4
1888	1
1889	6
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	3
1901	5
1902	15
1903	11
1904	18
1905	8
1906	13
1907	14
1908	15
1909	7
1910	26
1911	48
1912	44
1913	19
1914	28
1915	21
1916	48
1917	44
1918	91
1919	36
1920	71
1921	47
1922	149
1923	92
1924	175
1925	120
1926	119
1927	145
1928	248
1929	158
1930	367
1931	381
1932	402
1933	430
1934	968
1935	210
1936	881
1937	301
1938	343
1939	342
1940	607
1941	381
1942	272
1943	234
1944	279
1945	297
1946	432
1947	445
1948	346
1949	593
1950	451
1951	330
1952	426
1953	497
1954	427
1955	401
1956	378
1957	421
1958	376
1959	451
1960	286
1961	362
1962	756
1963	636
1964	460
1965	446
1966	456
1967	273
1968	364
1969	448
1970	387
1971	656
1972	465
1973	690
1974	589
1975	672
1976	502
1977	979
1978	501
1979	847
1980	543
1981	1,008
1982	723
1983	1,110
1984	891
1985	768
1986	1,155
1987	1,248
1988	899
1989	959
1990	984
1991	1,149
1992	799
1993	1,558
1994	1,244
1995	971
1996	1,016
1997	939
1998	1,037
1999	1,172
2000	1,261
2001	1,201
2002	801
2003	1,421
2004	1,693
2005	1,213
2006	1,679
2007	1,103
2008	900
2009	758
2010	1,678
2011	1,026
2012	835
2013	622
2014	919
2015	651
2016	661
2017	865
2018	1,115
2019	1,253
2020	538
2021	768
2022	1,041
2023	775
2024	921
2025	965
2026	1,263

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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	814
20 to 40	61
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1