Weather Records on 20 August 1983

1,465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1983. Highest significance: El Reno 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 20 August 1983

On 20 August 1983, 1,465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,132 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 23 were all-time records, 83 monthly and 1,359 daily.
El Reno 1 N set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 20 August 1983.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,465 stations

1,465 station records on 20 August 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Howe	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nagold	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Dura	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duiven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timberville 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,465 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 675, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 457, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 20 August 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	675
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	457
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1983 by timescale: all-time 23, monthly 83, daily 1,359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,084 broken records

Margins by which the 1,084 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1983

Top 20 records on 20 August 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1983	El Reno 1 N, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	89 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1983	Howe, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Lahontan Dam, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Nagold, DE	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Ploumanac'h, FR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Kirov, RU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Nephi, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Phillips, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Hagerstown, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Union City 3 SE, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Lynton, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Blanco, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Taylor, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Valley View, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Teriberka, RU	daily high max	35.4 C (95.7 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Hillsboro, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1983	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	41 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 1,465 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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	1,019
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2