Weather Records on 28 July 1983

1,389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1983. Highest significance: West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU.

Key Facts for 28 July 1983

On 28 July 1983, 1,389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
678 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,343 daily.
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong) set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 28 July 1983.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,389 stations

1,389 station records on 28 July 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Caroona (West Mooki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kyra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Research Centre (Evans S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Wooyeo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower Gee Tee Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Lignum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bugaldie (Ulundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quandialla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cryon (Koothney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mangut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bicura	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abisko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,389 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 260, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 418, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 547, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 July 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	260
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	418
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	547
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1983 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 22, daily 1,343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,173 broken records

Margins by which the 1,173 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1983

Top 20 records on 28 July 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1983	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1983	Bethungra (Retreat), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1983	Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1983	West Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1983	Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1983	Caroona (West Mooki), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1983	Kyra, RU	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1983	Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1983	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1983	Cowra Research Centre (Evans S, AU	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1983	Ardlethan Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1983	Condobolin Retirement Village, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1983	Tierhoek, ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1983	Peak Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1983	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1983	Lake Cargelligo (Wooyeo), AU	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1983	Woodstock, CA	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1983	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1983	Guadalajara (Dge), MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1983	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	51 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

1815 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1983. 1983 had 1,389 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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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 10	1,013
10 to 20	111
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1