Weather Records on 19 October 1983

930 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1983. Highest significance: Madison Sewage Plt, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1983

On 19 October 1983, 930 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 908 daily.
Madison Sewage Plt set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 19 October 1983.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

930 stations

930 station records on 19 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tampico	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aldeia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Nova Do Paraopeba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Memooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hefei	China	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kinalung (Munka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cracow Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Topia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Umberumberka Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

930 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 512, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	512
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 908.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 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

19 October 1983

Top 20 records on 19 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1983	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1983	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1983	Midland 4 ENE, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Nonning, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Frederick, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Lubbock, US	monthly rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Turkey, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Aspermont, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Chattanooga, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Timber Lake, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Tampico, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	Aldeia, BR	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1983	McCamey, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	51 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

1806 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1983. 1983 had 930 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	671
20 to 40	96
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1