Weather Records on 6 December 1983

1,232 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1983. Highest significance: Mount Forest, CA.

Key Facts for 6 December 1983

On 6 December 1983, 1,232 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,180 daily.
Mount Forest set a daily record snowfall of 22.2 cm (8.7 in) on 6 December 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,232 stations

1,232 station records on 6 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.2 cm (8.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Holdrege	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tekax de Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Clothilde Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Embry	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wateree Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burley Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cumming 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Mill 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Firth	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meadow Grove	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlins AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.6 cm (12.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,232 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 494, Heaviest daily snowfall 171, Deepest snow cover 313.

Records on 6 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	494
Heaviest daily snowfall	171
Deepest snow cover	313

Records on 6 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 50, daily 1,180.

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 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1983

Top 20 records on 6 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1983	Mount Forest, CA	daily snowfall	22.2 cm (8.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1983	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1983	Holdrege, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1983	Hoxie, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1983	Wilsonville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1983	Chester 1 SE, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1983	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1983	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1983	Harrison 1 NNW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1983	Bolonchen, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1983	Tekax de Alvaro Obregon, MX	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1983	Anadyr, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1983	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1983	Payette, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 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)
6 December 1983	Ste Clothilde Cda, CA	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1983	Canton, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1983	Battle Creek 5NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1983	Tadoussac, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1983	Embry, US	monthly rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	49 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

1804 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1983. 1983 had 1,232 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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	774
50 to 100	114
100 to 150	74
150 to 200	32
200 to 250	18
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	2