Weather Records on 4 August 1983

920 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1983. Highest significance: Lichtentanne, DE.

Key Facts for 4 August 1983

On 4 August 1983, 920 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
431 were record highs and 243 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 866 daily.
Lichtentanne set a daily record precipitation of 51.2 mm (2.0 in) on 4 August 1983.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

920 stations

920 station records on 4 August 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Duolun	China	Record daily precipitation	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cripple Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cnory	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kvareli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Altgeringswalde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lehman Caves Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lenzen/Elbe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zeitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Annaberg-Buchholz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aue	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pismo Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jiuquan	China	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

920 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 246.

Records on 4 August 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1983 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 42, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

734 broken records

Margins by which the 734 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1983

Top 20 records on 4 August 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1983	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	111 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1983	Halle, DE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1983	Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1983	Brandenburg-Gorden, DE	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1983	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1983	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1983	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1983	Duolun, CN	all-time rain	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1983	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1983	Cripple Creek, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1983	Cnory, GE	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1983	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1983	Lead, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1983	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1983	Kvareli, GE	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1983	Altgeringswalde, DE	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1983	Chemnitz, DE	daily low max	10.9 C (51.6 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1983	Lehman Caves Nm, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1983	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1983	Zerbst, DE	all-time rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	58 years	50 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 920 records.

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

Records on 08-04 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1830	2
1833	1
1835	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1857	1
1859	2
1860	2
1863	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1874	3
1875	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	1
1899	7
1900	6
1902	4
1903	18
1904	11
1905	19
1906	14
1907	20
1908	31
1909	27
1910	17
1911	23
1912	51
1913	15
1914	33
1915	85
1916	97
1917	29
1918	95
1919	34
1920	79
1921	67
1922	68
1923	146
1924	132
1925	77
1926	334
1927	136
1928	352
1929	224
1930	698
1931	371
1932	258
1933	347
1934	521
1935	367
1936	719
1937	258
1938	489
1939	433
1940	236
1941	383
1942	303
1943	468
1944	662
1945	355
1946	265
1947	845
1948	558
1949	421
1950	666
1951	680
1952	465
1953	1,017
1954	426
1955	624
1956	437
1957	343
1958	533
1959	303
1960	331
1961	745
1962	470
1963	438
1964	885
1965	409
1966	552
1967	428
1968	280
1969	638
1970	415
1971	813
1972	773
1973	748
1974	1,040
1975	772
1976	801
1977	599
1978	1,051
1979	510
1980	998
1981	636
1982	703
1983	920
1984	722
1985	634
1986	905
1987	892
1988	1,204
1989	738
1990	1,013
1991	769
1992	754
1993	1,046
1994	1,265
1995	1,117
1996	1,143
1997	891
1998	1,423
1999	762
2000	840
2001	1,087
2002	928
2003	1,309
2004	968
2005	1,246
2006	1,131
2007	685
2008	883
2009	681
2010	1,665
2011	1,536
2012	738
2013	452
2014	980
2015	505
2016	732
2017	1,134
2018	760
2019	499
2020	778
2021	691
2022	1,185
2023	1,150
2024	809
2025	840
2026	1,044

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Data for records on 1983-08-04: 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 20	683
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1