Weather Records on 4 September 1983

1,040 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1983. Highest significance: Broomehill East, AU.

Key Facts for 4 September 1983

On 4 September 1983, 1,040 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
566 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 983 daily.
Broomehill East set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 4 September 1983.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,040 stations

1,040 station records on 4 September 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broomehill East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	234.5 mm (9.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshoj Ushkanij Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tirana	Albania	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loon Lake Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Mervyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorjacinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Ixcuintla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mole River (Trenayr)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Observatorio Do Iag	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tlacolula de Matamoros	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McAlinden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Callejones	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,040 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 225, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 341, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 402, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 September 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	225
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	341
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	402
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 September 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 55, daily 983.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

812 broken records

Margins by which the 812 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1983

Top 20 records on 4 September 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1983	Broomehill East, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1983	Broomehill, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Barguzin, RU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Ajan, RU	all-time rain	234.5 mm (9.2 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Narrawong, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Bolshoj Ushkanij Ostrov, RU	monthly rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Kojonup, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Tirana, AL	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Loon Lake Cda Epf, CA	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Yeoval Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Boscabel, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Glen Mervyn, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Detour Village, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Cherry Tree, AU	monthly rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Jakutsk, RU	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Strathalbyn, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Cottonwood Weir, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Garrison, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1983	Kwobrup, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	52 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

1802 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1983. 1983 had 1,040 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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Data for records on 1983-09-04: 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	726
10 to 20	67
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3