Weather Records on 1 December 1983

1,275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1983. Highest significance: Twin Peaks, AU.

Key Facts for 1 December 1983

On 1 December 1983, 1,275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 394 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 1,187 daily.
Twin Peaks set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 1 December 1983.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,275 stations

1,275 station records on 1 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cocos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uglegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Creek Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Poza Honda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kuna	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Metolius 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Pilar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burleson 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Javier	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,275 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 234, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 320.

Records on 1 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	234
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	320

Records on 1 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 86, daily 1,187.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,035 broken records

Margins by which the 1,035 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1983

Top 20 records on 1 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1983	Twin Peaks, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	79 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1983	Bridgeport, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1983	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Lower Hay Creek, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Nalbarra, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Hoxie, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Lyons, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Marion Downs, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Galway, IE	monthly high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Teigarhorn, IS	monthly rain	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Lower Hay Creek, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Cocos, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Mtn Home, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Faribault, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Tyler, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Uglegorsk, RU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Cherry Creek Dam, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1983	Pompano Beach, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	48 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

1797 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1983. 1983 had 1,275 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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).