Weather Records on 3 November 1983

1,254 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1983. Highest significance: Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1983

On 3 November 1983, 1,254 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
667 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 83 monthly and 1,171 daily.
Sioux Ctr 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 3 November 1983.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,254 stations

1,254 station records on 3 November 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pentagna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Estevao Pinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Byzantium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tesia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petawawa Nat Forestry	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sabara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loreto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheenboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Desterro Do Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarelsrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Grande (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,254 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 561, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 531, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 November 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	561
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	531
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 November 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 83, daily 1,171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,021 broken records

Margins by which the 1,021 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1983

Top 20 records on 3 November 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1983	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Pentagna, BR	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Raymond 3 NE, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Seward, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Estevao Pinto, BR	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Byzantium, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Lakeside, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Cloudcroft, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Tesia, MX	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Cloverdale, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Allende (Smn), MX	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Ravenna, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Petawawa Nat Forestry, CA	daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Loreto, MX	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	Princeton, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	44 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

1821 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1983. 1983 had 1,254 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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 25	972
25 to 50	38
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1