Weather Records on 8 September 1983

1,154 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1983. Highest significance: Woolsthorpe, AU.

Key Facts for 8 September 1983

On 8 September 1983, 1,154 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
431 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,120 daily.
Woolsthorpe set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 8 September 1983.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,154 stations

1,154 station records on 8 September 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown (Glen Gillian)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Carmelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waialae-Kahala 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perponda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lonsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anyang	China	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Porciuncula	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Roxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minyip (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pikan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Burr Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heywood Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeiro Dos Santos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olimpia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kyra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batatais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Azul Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Calcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Alegre de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onda Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ajudas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Kangaringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,154 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 290, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 509, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 8 September 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	290
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	509
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 1,120.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

927 broken records

Margins by which the 927 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1983

Top 20 records on 8 September 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1983	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1983	Nququ (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Bellellen, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Houghton (Glen Ewin), AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Nhill (Woorak), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Laanecoorie Weir, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Penshurst (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea)), AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Williamstown (Glen Gillian), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Rainbow (Pella), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Monte Carmelo, BR	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Waialae-Kahala 715, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Perponda, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Lake Lonsdale, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1983	Charam, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	47 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 1,154 records.

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

Records on 09-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1813	1
1814	2
1815	2
1833	1
1837	1
1845	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	2
1851	1
1854	1
1855	3
1857	1
1860	3
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	3
1883	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	10
1906	14
1907	7
1908	4
1909	7
1910	9
1911	20
1912	62
1913	19
1914	37
1915	32
1916	25
1917	166
1918	31
1919	240
1920	59
1921	299
1922	206
1923	116
1924	138
1925	232
1926	141
1927	177
1928	93
1929	397
1930	156
1931	480
1932	465
1933	728
1934	407
1935	353
1936	535
1937	222
1938	397
1939	547
1940	297
1941	477
1942	375
1943	488
1944	769
1945	423
1946	325
1947	586
1948	340
1949	765
1950	570
1951	389
1952	382
1953	324
1954	309
1955	481
1956	717
1957	427
1958	480
1959	667
1960	678
1961	351
1962	682
1963	378
1964	294
1965	472
1966	351
1967	380
1968	308
1969	556
1970	582
1971	704
1972	523
1973	873
1974	626
1975	564
1976	639
1977	726
1978	1,165
1979	813
1980	739
1981	854
1982	605
1983	1,154
1984	1,123
1985	1,492
1986	1,203
1987	880
1988	856
1989	648
1990	747
1991	806
1992	869
1993	783
1994	704
1995	1,324
1996	609
1997	892
1998	1,331
1999	1,196
2000	981
2001	1,643
2002	1,238
2003	819
2004	1,576
2005	1,015
2006	850
2007	1,112
2008	878
2009	832
2010	1,143
2011	1,554
2012	813
2013	831
2014	515
2015	728
2016	951
2017	978
2018	724
2019	903
2020	1,952
2021	1,080
2022	1,567
2023	1,242
2024	1,336
2025	707
2026	699

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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	738
10 to 20	112
20 to 30	49
30 to 40	22
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1