Weather Records on 6 November 1983

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1983. Highest significance: Nylsvley, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 November 1983

On 6 November 1983, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 625 daily.
Nylsvley set a daily record precipitation of 75.9 mm (3.0 in) on 6 November 1983.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

650 stations

650 station records on 6 November 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guanhaes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfern	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kedgwick	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zirahuen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campanario	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caplan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waelder 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acaiaca-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tweeling (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ines	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Patrocinio Do Muriae	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 238, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 6 November 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	238
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 6 November 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

519 broken records

Margins by which the 519 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

6 November 1983

Top 20 records on 6 November 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1983	Nylsvley, ZA	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1983	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Pointe Noire, CG	monthly rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Lydenburg, ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Guanhaes, BR	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Stamford 1, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Dolisie, CG	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Haskell, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Queimadas, BR	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Mayfern, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Kedgwick, CA	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Keams Canyon, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Kingsville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high max	32.7 C (90.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1983	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	36 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 650 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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	471
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1