Weather Records on 5 October 1983

1,037 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1983. Highest significance: Dagworth Station, AU.

Key Facts for 5 October 1983

On 5 October 1983, 1,037 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
539 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 960 daily.
Dagworth Station set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 5 October 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,037 stations

1,037 station records on 5 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Guanghua	China	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tuross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Enkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hefei	China	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arjeplog A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gorin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Ni Fc102C	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neran	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Jar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,037 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 411, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 446, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 5 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	411
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	446
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 76, daily 960.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

887 broken records

Margins by which the 887 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1983

Top 20 records on 5 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1983	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1983	Guanghua, CN	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Pleasant Hill, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Elyria 3 E, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Wuhan, CN	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Tuross, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Enkoping, SE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Painesville 4 NW, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Hefei, CN	daily rain	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Hayfield Pumping Plt, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Middlebourne, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Haparanda, SE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Arjeplog A, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Oberlin, US	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Gorin, RU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1983	Searchlight, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	46 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 1,037 records.

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

Records on 10-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1811	1
1843	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	7
1867	2
1869	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1900	6
1901	10
1902	11
1903	10
1904	19
1905	11
1906	19
1907	13
1908	17
1909	30
1910	43
1911	10
1912	92
1913	25
1914	13
1915	25
1916	124
1917	314
1918	35
1919	42
1920	89
1921	33
1922	81
1923	87
1924	139
1925	140
1926	155
1927	79
1928	202
1929	242
1930	285
1931	284
1932	768
1933	257
1934	237
1935	910
1936	219
1937	491
1938	375
1939	269
1940	185
1941	1,072
1942	206
1943	404
1944	329
1945	234
1946	643
1947	746
1948	491
1949	562
1950	466
1951	541
1952	1,027
1953	261
1954	834
1955	771
1956	452
1957	520
1958	450
1959	629
1960	290
1961	493
1962	456
1963	605
1964	737
1965	1,160
1966	390
1967	290
1968	670
1969	603
1970	458
1971	377
1972	636
1973	335
1974	973
1975	566
1976	819
1977	382
1978	438
1979	920
1980	1,002
1981	642
1982	524
1983	1,037
1984	646
1985	781
1986	875
1987	1,081
1988	958
1989	465
1990	736
1991	1,005
1992	776
1993	1,024
1994	1,205
1995	1,705
1996	931
1997	814
1998	1,596
1999	1,276
2000	1,147
2001	771
2002	1,026
2003	636
2004	770
2005	2,003
2006	930
2007	1,609
2008	942
2009	1,756
2010	1,114
2011	1,383
2012	913
2013	1,106
2014	648
2015	644
2016	565
2017	560
2018	1,004
2019	672
2020	997
2021	887
2022	752
2023	780
2024	996
2025	716
2026	1,233

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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	726
10 to 20	101
20 to 30	43
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1