Weather Records on 7 October 1983

555 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1983. Highest significance: Morgenrood, ZA.

Key Facts for 7 October 1983

On 7 October 1983, 555 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 531 daily.
Morgenrood set a daily record precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 7 October 1983.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

555 stations

555 station records on 7 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bijie	China	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ringgold	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olivine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schoongezicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Venterslaager, Bergv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sankt Peter-Ording	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ensenada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grandfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moirton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee Agric Res Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

555 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 7 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 7 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 531.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1983

Top 20 records on 7 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1983	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1983	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Bovenlandsplaats, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Vrede-Mun, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Heritage, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Forestburg 5 S, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Bijie, CN	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Belgorod, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Reitz 36, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Convamore, ZA	monthly rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Odendaalsrus, ZA	all-time rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Hobhouse 23, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Ringgold, US	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1983	Highlands, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	41 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

1802 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1983. 1983 had 555 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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	419
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1