Weather Records on 14 October 1983

889 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1983. Highest significance: Grong Grong (Berembed), AU.

Key Facts for 14 October 1983

On 14 October 1983, 889 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 860 daily.
Grong Grong (Berembed) set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 14 October 1983.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

889 stations

889 station records on 14 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Salitre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woonona (Popes Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Porjus	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Divinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palkem	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narrung (Yalkuri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carmo Do Paranaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taylors Flat (Davislea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.6 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pitangueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Funchal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tegeltrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St John A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.4 cm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Keira Scout Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tapachula (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

889 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 490, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 14 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	490
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 14 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 860.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

782 broken records

Margins by which the 782 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1983

Top 20 records on 14 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1983	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1983	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1983	Bethungra (Retreat), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1983	Grong Grong (Junee St), AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1983	Cooke Plains, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1983	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1983	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1983	Stockinbingal General Store, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1983	Salitre, BR	monthly rain	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1983	Frogmore, AU	monthly rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1983	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1983	Nhill (Woorak), AU	monthly rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1983	Porjus, SE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1983	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1983	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1983	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1983	Divinopolis, BR	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1983	Palkem, SE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1983	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1983	Narrung (Yalkuri), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	49 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 889 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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	711
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4