Weather Records on 10 August 1983

915 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1983. Highest significance: Kjusjur, RU.

Key Facts for 10 August 1983

On 10 August 1983, 915 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
458 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 891 daily.
Kjusjur set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 10 August 1983.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

915 stations

915 station records on 10 August 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kjusjur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ojinaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zhengzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stereguscij	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deep Springs College	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteface Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villalba	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Slavjansk-Na-Kubani	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhni Sirohozy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Island Lake Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
John Day	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dzankoj	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Labor (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCarran Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

915 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 195, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 293.

Records on 10 August 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	195
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 891.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

706 broken records

Margins by which the 706 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1983

Top 20 records on 10 August 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1983	Kjusjur, RU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1983	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1983	Republic, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1983	Gagnoa, CI	monthly high max	38.8 C (101.8 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1983	Lahontan Dam, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1983	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1983	Ojinaga (Smn), MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1983	Zhengzhou, CN	monthly rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1983	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1983	Stereguscij, UA	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1983	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1983	Dyer 5S, US	all-time rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1983	Superior, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1983	Grand Forks, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1983	Caen-Carpiquet, FR	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1983	Deep Springs College, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1983	Whiteface Rsvr, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1983	Conconully, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1983	Jimenez (Smn), MX	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1983	Villalba, MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	46 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

1814 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1983. 1983 had 915 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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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	594
10 to 20	58
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1