Weather Records on 11 October 1983

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1983. Highest significance: Gabbin North, AU.

Key Facts for 11 October 1983

On 11 October 1983, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 532 daily.
Gabbin North set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 11 October 1983.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

542 stations

542 station records on 11 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gabbin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sar'ja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Idlewild	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton (Coalcliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosholt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolo-Poloma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reform	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clendenin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao Do Castelo (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhmaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gwalior	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 532.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1983

Top 20 records on 11 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1983	Gabbin North, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1983	Mondovi, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Park Falls Dnr HQ, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Waialua 847, US	monthly low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	La Crosse Muni AP, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Wausau ASOS, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Sar'ja, RU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Cordova 2 ENE, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Milford 4 NW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Breakwater, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1983	Idlewild, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 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

1793 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 542 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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	425
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1