Weather Records on 21 December 1983

3,324 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1983. Highest significance: Hickman, US.

Key Facts for 21 December 1983

On 21 December 1983, 3,324 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 1,966 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 93 were all-time records, 324 monthly and 2,907 daily.
Hickman set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 21 December 1983.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 21 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hickman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Worden	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Matfield Green	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Herkimer	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salina Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Platte	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,324 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 1,084, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 882, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 446, Deepest snow cover 580.

Records on 21 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	1,084
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	882
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	446
Deepest snow cover	580

Records on 21 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 93, monthly 324, daily 2,907.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,783 broken records

Margins by which the 2,783 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1983

Top 20 records on 21 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1983	Hickman, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	87 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1983	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1983	Lebo, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1983	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1983	Beatrice, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1983	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1983	Cameron Falls, CA	all-time snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1983	Clarinda, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1983	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1983	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1983	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1983	Worden, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1983	Ft Meade, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1983	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1983	Conception, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1983	Matfield Green, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1983	Windom, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1983	Dutch Harbor, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1983	Washington, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1983	Hardy, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	55 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 3,324 records.

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

Records on 12-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1799	1
1801	2
1808	3
1825	1
1828	1
1839	1
1846	1
1850	1
1855	7
1859	1
1860	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	4
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1900	8
1901	15
1902	5
1903	25
1904	3
1905	15
1906	15
1907	17
1908	19
1909	20
1910	29
1911	36
1912	23
1913	11
1914	107
1915	43
1916	40
1917	18
1918	41
1919	57
1920	30
1921	104
1922	34
1923	323
1924	377
1925	120
1926	178
1927	147
1928	70
1929	156
1930	66
1931	556
1932	150
1933	581
1934	230
1935	398
1936	323
1937	189
1938	145
1939	140
1940	622
1941	651
1942	968
1943	148
1944	762
1945	396
1946	495
1947	700
1948	297
1949	1,281
1950	504
1951	1,061
1952	197
1953	256
1954	444
1955	888
1956	672
1957	846
1958	516
1959	272
1960	585
1961	254
1962	563
1963	1,137
1964	613
1965	247
1966	400
1967	1,923
1968	818
1969	828
1970	547
1971	680
1972	651
1973	1,292
1974	374
1975	548
1976	446
1977	470
1978	517
1979	558
1980	726
1981	1,476
1982	702
1983	3,324
1984	1,012
1985	979
1986	404
1987	775
1988	717
1989	3,203
1990	2,701
1991	1,125
1992	751
1993	967
1994	793
1995	878
1996	1,114
1997	810
1998	1,142
1999	851
2000	944
2001	650
2002	579
2003	1,103
2004	675
2005	606
2006	1,443
2007	946
2008	1,062
2009	1,097
2010	2,039
2011	653
2012	759
2013	1,029
2014	878
2015	1,173
2016	543
2017	459
2018	742
2019	755
2020	965
2021	323
2022	528
2023	1,170
2024	778
2025	1,099

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	2,603
100 to 200	146
200 to 300	26
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1