Weather Records on 10 October 1983

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1983. Highest significance: Zhizdra, RU.

Key Facts for 10 October 1983

On 10 October 1983, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 416 daily.
Zhizdra set a daily record precipitation of 34.9 mm (1.4 in) on 10 October 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

431 stations

431 station records on 10 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mozajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	478.0 mm (18.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spas-Demensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Viljoenskroon (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sankt Peter-Ording	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Lucena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Klin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jonstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wasilla 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brjansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Double Four Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 10 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 10 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1983

Top 20 records on 10 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1983	Zhizdra, RU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1983	Mozajsk, RU	monthly rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1983	Sandheads, IN	all-time rain	478.0 mm (18.8 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1983	Spas-Demensk, RU	monthly rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1983	Moscow, RU	monthly rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1983	Tuscaloosa AP ASOS, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1983	Nakhon Ratchasima, TH	daily rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1983	Nququ (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1983	Surin, TH	daily rain	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1983	Cairns Aero, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1983	Anniston Metro AP, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1983	Elida, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1983	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1983	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1983	Puntilla, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1983	Viljoenskroon (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1983	Grants Pass, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1983	Macuspana (Dge), MX	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1983	Sankt Peter-Ording, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1983	Anacortes, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 431 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	323
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2