Weather Records on 3 August 1983

807 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1983. Highest significance: Oakdale, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1983

On 3 August 1983, 807 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
376 were record highs and 228 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 766 daily.
Oakdale set an all-time record daily precipitation of 349.5 mm (13.8 in) on 3 August 1983.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

807 stations

807 station records on 3 August 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	349.5 mm (13.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Oder	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Annaberg-Buchholz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Intake Wainiha 1086	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Herrnhut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miahuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pismo Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seliatyn	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aue	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falkville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bodajbo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Green River Aviation	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden-Hosterwitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tribsees	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

807 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 163, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 203.

Records on 3 August 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	163
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1983 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 33, daily 766.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

618 broken records

Margins by which the 618 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1983

Top 20 records on 3 August 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1983	Oakdale, US	all-time rain	349.5 mm (13.8 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1983	Elizabeth, US	monthly rain	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1983	Mickleham, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1983	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Solon Springs, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Hayward Rs, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Frankfurt/Oder, DE	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Annaberg-Buchholz, DE	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Crowley 2 NE, US	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Intake Wainiha 1086, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Herrnhut, DE	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Andrews, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Winter, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Gordon, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Barra Do Jua, BR	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1983	Park Falls Dnr HQ, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	44 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 807 records.

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

Records on 08-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1834	2
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1847	1
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1868	1
1872	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	4
1879	3
1880	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1890	2
1891	1
1894	1
1895	11
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1902	6
1903	12
1904	6
1905	7
1906	20
1907	31
1908	23
1909	21
1910	14
1911	31
1912	68
1913	21
1914	24
1915	49
1916	55
1917	72
1918	71
1919	34
1920	56
1921	181
1922	33
1923	149
1924	165
1925	99
1926	300
1927	315
1928	332
1929	207
1930	816
1931	313
1932	319
1933	304
1934	434
1935	520
1936	555
1937	350
1938	542
1939	866
1940	292
1941	305
1942	328
1943	521
1944	530
1945	259
1946	316
1947	586
1948	414
1949	415
1950	445
1951	547
1952	326
1953	617
1954	401
1955	713
1956	640
1957	378
1958	389
1959	360
1960	482
1961	620
1962	359
1963	352
1964	891
1965	679
1966	444
1967	327
1968	368
1969	625
1970	394
1971	891
1972	757
1973	724
1974	906
1975	978
1976	892
1977	544
1978	832
1979	486
1980	800
1981	579
1982	778
1983	807
1984	925
1985	691
1986	750
1987	1,105
1988	1,046
1989	824
1990	845
1991	705
1992	869
1993	1,033
1994	973
1995	1,216
1996	965
1997	709
1998	1,406
1999	893
2000	869
2001	1,021
2002	1,000
2003	1,504
2004	980
2005	912
2006	1,514
2007	750
2008	926
2009	746
2010	1,392
2011	1,518
2012	685
2013	535
2014	961
2015	615
2016	640
2017	1,144
2018	1,039
2019	451
2020	708
2021	841
2022	654
2023	1,044
2024	1,401
2025	929
2026	1,242

Download the Data

Data for records on 1983-08-03: 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 25	594
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1