Weather Records on 4 October 1983

762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1983. Highest significance: Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU.

Key Facts for 4 October 1983

On 4 October 1983, 762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
434 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 105 monthly and 656 daily.
Dalgety (Hamilton St) set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 4 October 1983.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

762 stations

762 station records on 4 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Opodepe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valleyfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ahalcihe	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tsalka	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dmanisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stanstead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chute Hemmings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pitangueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Ephrem	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Museum	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal Jar Bot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Essen/Mulheim	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

762 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 4 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 4 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 105, daily 656.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

616 broken records

Margins by which the 616 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1983

Top 20 records on 4 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1983	Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	monthly high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Opodepe, MX	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Bermagui South (Young Street), AU	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Orono, CA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Dalatangi, IS	daily rain	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Port Hope, CA	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Trenton A, CA	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Santa Ana (Dge), MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Uccle, BE	daily high min	16.3 C (61.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	New Cumberland L/D, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Nicosia, CY	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Oxford, GB	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	145 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Sheffield, GB	monthly high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Valleyfield, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1983	Ahalcihe, GE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 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

1795 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1983. 1983 had 762 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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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	582
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2