Weather Records on 7 December 1983

957 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1983. Highest significance: Ivanhoe Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 7 December 1983

On 7 December 1983, 957 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 932 daily.
Ivanhoe Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 27.6 mm (1.1 in) on 7 December 1983.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

957 stations

957 station records on 7 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shipshaw	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wiscoy 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.2 cm (9.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Park Valley	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Purepero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bagotville A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Firth	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dallesport AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Malo D Auckland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.4 cm (13.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tullibigeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palisades	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

957 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 449, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 259.

Records on 7 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	449
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	259

Records on 7 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 932.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 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

7 December 1983

Top 20 records on 7 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1983	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Shipshaw, CA	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Maude Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Morgan, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 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)
7 December 1983	Wiscoy 1 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Natashquan A, CA	daily snowfall	25.2 cm (9.9 in)	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Park Valley, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Richmond, CA	daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Purepero, MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Cleve (Pineview), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1983	Tallangatta Dcnr, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	102 years	47 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

1801 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1983. 1983 had 957 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	629
50 to 100	69
100 to 150	50
150 to 200	19
200 to 250	12
250 to 300	7
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	3