Weather Records on 4 December 1983

1,284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1983. Highest significance: Camp Crook, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1983

On 4 December 1983, 1,284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,216 daily.
Camp Crook set a monthly record daily snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 4 December 1983.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,284 stations

1,284 station records on 4 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Meade	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St Malo D Auckland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Park Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anchieta (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kuna	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Park Valley	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Cubatao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Jucuruaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rome 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mallee Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Emu Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.7 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guarapari (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Karori)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,284 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 512, Heaviest daily snowfall 140, Deepest snow cover 287.

Records on 4 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	512
Heaviest daily snowfall	140
Deepest snow cover	287

Records on 4 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 64, daily 1,216.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,092 broken records

Margins by which the 1,092 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1983

Top 20 records on 4 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1983	Camp Crook, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1983	Lima, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1983	Ft Meade, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Idaho Falls - Kifi, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	St Malo D Auckland, CA	monthly rain	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Idaho Falls - Kifi, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Ralph 1 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Park Valley, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Anchieta (Dnos), BR	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Ellesmere, ZA	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Kuna, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Horton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Lyons, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Sheaville 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1983	Park Valley, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 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

1796 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1983. 1983 had 1,284 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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 50	832
50 to 100	130
100 to 150	73
150 to 200	39
200 to 250	14
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	1