Weather Records on 23 August 1983

1,264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1983. Highest significance: Greer, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1983

On 23 August 1983, 1,264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
736 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,215 daily.
Greer set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 23 August 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,264 stations

1,264 station records on 23 August 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Konigshofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carrarang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Friedrichsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mehringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Genthin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buncom 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Falls 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Samary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunderland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bunya Bunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Top Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elgersburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,264 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 444, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 292, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 362, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 August 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	444
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	292
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	362
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1983 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 37, daily 1,215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

977 broken records

Margins by which the 977 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1983

Top 20 records on 23 August 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1983	Greer, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1983	Perm, RU	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1983	Burwell 2WSW, US	all-time rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1983	Lincoln, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1983	Northampton, AU	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1983	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1983	Crater Lake Nps HQ, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1983	Bad Konigshofen, DE	all-time rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1983	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1983	Entabeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1983	Hamelin Station, AU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1983	Medicine Creek Dam, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1983	Carrarang, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1983	Friedrichsbrunn, DE	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1983	Mehringen, DE	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1983	Oconto, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1983	Genthin, DE	all-time rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1983	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1983	Buncom 1 NNE, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1983	Butte Falls 1 SE, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	48 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

1802 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1983. 1983 had 1,264 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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	850
10 to 20	82
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	3