Weather Records on 9 August 1983

839 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1983. Highest significance: Jakutsk, RU.

Key Facts for 9 August 1983

On 9 August 1983, 839 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
453 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 816 daily.
Jakutsk set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 9 August 1983.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

839 stations

839 station records on 9 August 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Melitopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Buran	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kyrylivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clodine	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muyinga	Burundi	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deep Springs College	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nacozari (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Srednij Kalar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brimson 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orlovskiy Poselok	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mexicali (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Burras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

839 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 273.

Records on 9 August 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1983 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 19, daily 816.

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 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1983

Top 20 records on 9 August 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1983	Jakutsk, RU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 August 1983	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 August 1983	Melitopol, UA	all-time rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 August 1983	Buran, KZ	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Kyrylivka, UA	monthly rain	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Temple, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Arecibo 3 ESE, PR	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Setauket Strong, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Clodine, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Taylor, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Chasm Falls, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Jarrell, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Smithville, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Muyinga, BI	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Deep Springs College, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Arlington Six Flags, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Berlin, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Taylor, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1983	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 years	38 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

1798 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1983. 1983 had 839 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

Download the Data

Data for records on 1983-08-09: 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 10	534
10 to 20	60
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2