Weather Records on 8 August 1983

1,110 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1983. Highest significance: Almaty, KZ.

Key Facts for 8 August 1983

On 8 August 1983, 1,110 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
672 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,049 daily.
Almaty set an all-time record daily precipitation of 119.1 mm (4.7 in) on 8 August 1983.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,110 stations

1,110 station records on 8 August 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jinghe	China	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maandagshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tsokwane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Swaziland Ranch-Homest	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Davilla 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ameca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uitzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rasht	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,110 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 337, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 335, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 342.

Records on 8 August 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	337
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	335
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1983 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 45, daily 1,049.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

861 broken records

Margins by which the 861 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1983

Top 20 records on 8 August 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1983	Almaty, KZ	all-time rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	78 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1983	Bergplaats, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1983	Jinghe, CN	all-time rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1983	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1983	Mankayane, SZ	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1983	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1983	Maandagshoek, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1983	Tsokwane, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1983	Louwsburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1983	Basin, US	all-time high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1983	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1983	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1983	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1983	Kjahta, RU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1983	Palmer Estate, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1983	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1983	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1983	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1983	Huntingdon, CA	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1983	Waaihoek, ZA	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	49 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

1793 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 1,110 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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	719
10 to 20	87
20 to 30	34
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1