Weather Records on 23 October 1983

853 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1983. Highest significance: Falmouth, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 1983

On 23 October 1983, 853 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 841 daily.
Falmouth set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 23 October 1983.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

853 stations

853 station records on 23 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Malye Derbety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itajobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ituverava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tapiratiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westmead Austral Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bento Quirino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeiro Dos Santos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Sebastiao da Grama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Capao da Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vancleave	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jaborandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tekax de Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

853 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 511, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	511
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 841.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

770 broken records

Margins by which the 770 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1983

Top 20 records on 23 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1983	Falmouth, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1983	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1983	Marietta Lock 1, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	High Brg Lock 7, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Lockport Lock 2, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Georgetown Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Tecamachalco, MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Keene 1 WSW, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Malye Derbety, RU	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Creston, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Bens Run 1 SSE, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Spencer, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Lancaster, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1983	Taylorsville 2SW, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	46 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

1795 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1983. 1983 had 853 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 10	545
10 to 20	115
20 to 30	63
30 to 40	27
40 to 50	13
50 to 60	7