Weather Records on 8 October 1983

712 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1983. Highest significance: Babuskin, RU.

Key Facts for 8 October 1983

On 8 October 1983, 712 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 694 daily.
Babuskin set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 8 October 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

712 stations

712 station records on 8 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kudymkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Borkum-Suderstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Langeoog	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jever	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Esens	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oldebroek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tygerfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warffum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Annaturm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eenrum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schiermonnikoog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osnabruck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luneburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonloo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cafelandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zweelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aracatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turbine	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gluckstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nes (Ameland)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

712 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 497, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	497
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 694.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

607 broken records

Margins by which the 607 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1983

Top 20 records on 8 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1983	Babuskin, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1983	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1983	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1983	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1983	Kudymkar, RU	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1983	Bethel AP, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1983	Borkum-Suderstrasse, DE	monthly rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1983	Langeoog, DE	monthly rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1983	Jever, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1983	Esens, DE	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1983	Hildesheim, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1983	Genoa, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1983	Oldebroek, NL	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1983	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1983	Norderney, DE	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1983	Tanhoj, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1983	Swartkoppie, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1983	Warffum, NL	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1983	Tokushima, JP	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1983	Kuilput, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	44 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 712 records.

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

Records on 10-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1812	1
1815	1
1824	2
1829	1
1834	1
1839	2
1843	1
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	3
1865	2
1869	1
1870	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	6
1889	5
1890	2
1891	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	13
1901	5
1903	6
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	17
1908	27
1909	9
1910	13
1911	14
1912	17
1913	66
1914	27
1915	18
1916	121
1917	47
1918	33
1919	98
1920	104
1921	90
1922	51
1923	127
1924	118
1925	207
1926	162
1927	106
1928	303
1929	75
1930	400
1931	391
1932	283
1933	237
1934	241
1935	427
1936	645
1937	262
1938	331
1939	810
1940	170
1941	587
1942	209
1943	405
1944	191
1945	314
1946	471
1947	311
1948	344
1949	1,198
1950	535
1951	417
1952	1,034
1953	401
1954	521
1955	600
1956	556
1957	473
1958	451
1959	962
1960	316
1961	630
1962	597
1963	363
1964	1,078
1965	449
1966	394
1967	452
1968	405
1969	307
1970	1,672
1971	468
1972	367
1973	770
1974	604
1975	1,034
1976	1,302
1977	818
1978	671
1979	882
1980	758
1981	719
1982	1,184
1983	712
1984	694
1985	1,635
1986	429
1987	1,271
1988	793
1989	641
1990	1,438
1991	915
1992	1,277
1993	946
1994	1,259
1995	703
1996	1,261
1997	2,604
1998	941
1999	1,196
2000	2,916
2001	810
2002	706
2003	1,225
2004	748
2005	1,303
2006	625
2007	1,924
2008	582
2009	1,506
2010	1,062
2011	1,055
2012	943
2013	496
2014	554
2015	682
2016	550
2017	944
2018	1,135
2019	532
2020	1,163
2021	766
2022	572
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	784

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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	570
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1