Weather Records on 31 December 1983

2,220 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1983. Highest significance: Meningie, AU.

Key Facts for 31 December 1983

On 31 December 1983, 2,220 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 1,101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 23 were all-time records, 123 monthly and 2,074 daily.
Meningie set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 31 December 1983.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 31 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Buckalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Peake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Netherton (the Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yanga (Warne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alawoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cowangie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Southbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Annuello	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mulcra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kailiili 436	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Karloning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (Desert Fringe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manangatang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Patchewollock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,220 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 459, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 642, Heaviest daily rainfall 670, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 340.

Records on 31 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	459
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	642
Heaviest daily rainfall	670
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	340

Records on 31 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 23, monthly 123, daily 2,074.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,892 broken records

Margins by which the 1,892 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1983

Top 20 records on 31 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1983	Meningie, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Loxton (Pyap), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Alawoona (Schells Well), AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	72 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Academy 2NE, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Nhill (Woorak), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Euabalong (Lachlan St), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Booligal (Belmont), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	77 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Tyrrell Downs, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Peake, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Netherton (the Glen), AU	monthly rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Birchip (Marlbed), AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Sea Lake (Marston Downs), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Antwerp, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Kerang, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1983	Coonalpyn, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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 2,220 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 1983
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,823
100 to 200	43
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	3