Weather Records on 5 August 1983

1,090 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1983. Highest significance: Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE.

Key Facts for 5 August 1983

On 5 August 1983, 1,090 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
432 were record highs and 350 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,061 daily.
Garsebach Bei Meissen set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 5 August 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,090 stations

1,090 station records on 5 August 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moyoguarda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chirelillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Annaturm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dachwig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schmalkalden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aue	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freiberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weismain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wunstorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arvingetorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birx/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Posevnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,090 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 282, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 308.

Records on 5 August 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	282
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1983 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 24, daily 1,061.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

891 broken records

Margins by which the 891 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1983

Top 20 records on 5 August 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1983	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1983	Avon, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1983	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1983	Weissenfels, DE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1983	Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1983	Moyoguarda, MX	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1983	Chirelillup, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1983	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1983	Warren, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1983	Potsdam, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1983	Annaturm, DE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1983	Dachwig, DE	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1983	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1983	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1983	Lake Alfred Exp STN, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1983	Wagin, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1983	Aue, DE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1983	Marienberg-Reitzenhain, DE	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1983	Juchitlan, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1983	Broomehill East, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	45 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

1797 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1983. 1983 had 1,090 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

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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	760
10 to 20	90
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1