Weather Records on 30 October 1983

549 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1983. Highest significance: Birdsville Police Station, AU.

Key Facts for 30 October 1983

On 30 October 1983, 549 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 519 daily.
Birdsville Police Station set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 30 October 1983.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

549 stations

549 station records on 30 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Waterbag)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mwinilunga	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macabuzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dusseldorf-Sudfriedhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coalinga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corcoran Irrig Dist	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Modesto AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nikko	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Acatlan de Osorio (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

549 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1983

Top 20 records on 30 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1983	Birdsville Police Station, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1983	Broken Hill (Waterbag), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1983	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1983	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1983	Lowestoft, GB	daily low min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1983	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1983	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high min	23.7 C (74.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1983	Elsinore, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1983	Beowawe, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1983	Mina, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1983	Escarcega (Smn), MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1983	Healdsburg, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1983	Santa Barbara, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1983	Gladwin, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1983	Augustus Downs Station, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1983	Canyon Dam, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1983	White Cliffs (Kayrunnera), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1983	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1983	Alfoten II, NO	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1983	Torrevieja, ES	monthly low max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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

1799 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1983. 1983 had 549 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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).