Weather Records on 6 September 1983

1,965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1983. Highest significance: Wallabadah (Woodton), AU.

Key Facts for 6 September 1983

On 6 September 1983, 1,965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
948 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 127 monthly and 1,837 daily.
Wallabadah (Woodton) set a daily record precipitation of 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 6 September 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,965 stations

1,965 station records on 6 September 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Joanopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mondy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bugaldie (Ulundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Primavera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Walla Walla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grove (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pindamonhangaba (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franco da Rocha (Hosp.Juqueri)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,965 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 383, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 565, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 927, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 September 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	383
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	565
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	927
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 September 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 127, daily 1,837.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,613 broken records

Margins by which the 1,613 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1983

Top 20 records on 6 September 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1983	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1983	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1983	Triabunna (3 Boyle Street), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1983	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1983	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1983	Gladstone (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1983	Kellevie, AU	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1983	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1983	Quiriego (Smn), MX	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1983	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1983	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1983	Dubbo (Mentone), AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1983	Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1983	Levendale, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1983	Badgebup, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1983	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1983	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1983	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	monthly rain	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1983	Parkes (Macarthur Street), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1983	Itumirim, BR	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	55 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

1794 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 1,965 records.

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

Records on 09-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1802	1
1803	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1834	1
1841	1
1853	1
1854	1
1861	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	5
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	5
1903	5
1904	6
1905	14
1906	8
1907	14
1908	36
1909	13
1910	28
1911	20
1912	55
1913	21
1914	23
1915	14
1916	16
1917	23
1918	62
1919	106
1920	172
1921	67
1922	114
1923	153
1924	335
1925	290
1926	123
1927	137
1928	252
1929	359
1930	101
1931	324
1932	275
1933	368
1934	462
1935	341
1936	338
1937	237
1938	322
1939	447
1940	170
1941	276
1942	284
1943	831
1944	392
1945	537
1946	426
1947	895
1948	379
1949	525
1950	699
1951	263
1952	350
1953	396
1954	567
1955	493
1956	735
1957	311
1958	489
1959	405
1960	382
1961	317
1962	772
1963	419
1964	393
1965	722
1966	296
1967	878
1968	512
1969	737
1970	910
1971	436
1972	567
1973	866
1974	897
1975	426
1976	915
1977	467
1978	1,273
1979	892
1980	458
1981	542
1982	744
1983	1,965
1984	1,354
1985	1,371
1986	751
1987	735
1988	1,547
1989	544
1990	805
1991	757
1992	1,084
1993	856
1994	622
1995	1,220
1996	934
1997	1,389
1998	1,385
1999	1,048
2000	1,500
2001	631
2002	867
2003	718
2004	956
2005	601
2006	1,104
2007	1,246
2008	1,430
2009	735
2010	1,259
2011	1,684
2012	803
2013	886
2014	588
2015	692
2016	605
2017	838
2018	714
2019	797
2020	1,349
2021	407
2022	1,782
2023	905
2024	1,161
2025	894
2026	846

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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 20	1,468
20 to 40	126
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1