Weather Records on 12 September 1983

915 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 1983. Highest significance: Batesburg, US.

Key Facts for 12 September 1983

On 12 September 1983, 915 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
510 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 876 daily.
Batesburg set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 12 September 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

915 stations

915 station records on 12 September 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ust-Uda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balagansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poortugaal	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Dithmarschen Helse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barendrecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 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)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Ammers	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deurne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jurun-In-Kazakh	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oirschot	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Jocoque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oosterhout	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandspit A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boxtel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Someren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geldermalsen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ginneken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eindhoven-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culemborg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tilburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

915 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 329, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 270, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 September 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	329
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 September 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 876.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

730 broken records

Margins by which the 730 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 1983

Top 20 records on 12 September 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 1983	Batesburg, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	83 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1983	Ust-Uda, RU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Helmond, NL	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Balagansk, RU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Poortugaal, NL	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Chita, RU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Kr. Dithmarschen Helse, DE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	McColl 3 NNW, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Barendrecht, NL	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Arecibo 3 ESE, PR	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Uniontown, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Groot Ammers, NL	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Deurne, NL	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Dillon, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Chestnut Hill, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1983	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	39 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

1793 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 915 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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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	655
10 to 20	56
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3