Weather Records on 12 October 1983

992 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1983. Highest significance: Marquette, US.

Key Facts for 12 October 1983

On 12 October 1983, 992 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 977 daily.
Marquette set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 12 October 1983.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

992 stations

992 station records on 12 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Crystal Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Meringur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ny Ave V Brooklyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crivitz High Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
North Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itaobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New York Laurel Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hightower	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

992 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 667, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 12 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	667
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 12 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 977.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

875 broken records

Margins by which the 875 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1983

Top 20 records on 12 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1983	Marquette, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 October 1983	Crystal Falls 6 NE, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1983	Scarsdale, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1983	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1983	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1983	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	112 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1983	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1983	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1983	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1983	Bower, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1983	Meringur, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1983	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1983	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1983	Mammoth Cave, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1983	Caledonia, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1983	Big Meadows, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1983	Montebello 3 NE, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1983	Vinton, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1983	Towson, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1983	Montezuma 1 W, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	52 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

1805 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1983. 1983 had 992 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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	698
20 to 40	140
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3