Weather Records on 23 September 1983

1,744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1983. Highest significance: Prescott Love Fld, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 1983

On 23 September 1983, 1,744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 1,202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 109 monthly and 1,632 daily.
Prescott Love Fld set an all-time record daily precipitation of 136.9 mm (5.4 in) on 23 September 1983.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

1,744 stations

1,744 station records on 23 September 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buncom 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Capinzal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Reboly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ituporanga (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trombudo Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acatzingo de Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chino Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blumenau (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paskenta Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orlandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Varadouro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacupiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,744 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 304, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 898, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 23 September 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	304
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	898
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 109, daily 1,632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,346 broken records

Margins by which the 1,346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1983

Top 20 records on 23 September 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1983	Prescott Love Fld, US	all-time rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1983	Williams, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1983	Medford Intl AP, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Flagstaff AP, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Joinville (Rvpsc), BR	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Benedito Novo, BR	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Belya, RU	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Seligman, US	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Buncom 1 NNE, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Garcia, BR	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Barra Do Capinzal, BR	daily rain	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Norddal, NO	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Reboly, RU	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Nogales 6 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Kanab, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Prescott, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Jerome, US	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1983	Medford Exp STN, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 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

1793 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 1,744 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	1,214
10 to 20	65
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	17
40 to 50	13
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1