Weather Records on 13 September 1983

703 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1983. Highest significance: Blagovescensk, RU.

Key Facts for 13 September 1983

On 13 September 1983, 703 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 693 daily.
Blagovescensk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 98.2 mm (3.9 in) on 13 September 1983.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

703 stations

703 station records on 13 September 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kystovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalacinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ukmerge	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mascote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kovel'	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Badiraguato (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simlangsdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lviv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usugli	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Madero	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vespasiano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jiulong	China	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miahuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Siauliai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indiana 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lipscomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vila Carmem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eleuterio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdarin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Autaugaville 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

703 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 September 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 September 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 693.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1983

Top 20 records on 13 September 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1983	Blagovescensk, RU	monthly rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	73 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 September 1983	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Kystovka, RU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Woodward, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Kalacinsk, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Hico, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Ukmerge, LT	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Mascote, BR	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Kovel', UA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	9.5 C (49.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Badiraguato (Dge), MX	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Simlangsdalen, SE	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Perry, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Arecibo 3 ESE, PR	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Lviv, UA	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Beaver, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Gage AP, US	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 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

1793 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 703 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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Data for records on 1983-09-13: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	478
10 to 20	58
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1