Weather Records on 6 August 1983

1,281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1983. Highest significance: Clarion 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 1983

On 6 August 1983, 1,281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
736 were record highs and 294 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,215 daily.
Clarion 3 SW set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 6 August 1983.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,281 stations

1,281 station records on 6 August 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Albin	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlahuacan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sable	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zapotitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Monica Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pechora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zeona 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shenyang	China	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winona Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bredette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,281 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 388, Lowest daily maximum 249, Highest daily minimum 348, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 251.

Records on 6 August 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	388
Lowest daily maximum	249
Highest daily minimum	348
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1983 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 44, daily 1,215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,001 broken records

Margins by which the 1,001 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1983

Top 20 records on 6 August 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1983	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1983	Sattahip, TH	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Albin, US	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Van Horn, US	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Natchitoches, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Ixtlahuacan del Rio, MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Genoa, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Hatch, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Bancroft, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Hammond, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Regensburg, DE	daily low max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Newport Beach Harbor, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Minden, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Jerecuaro, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Sharon Springs, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1983	Cape Sable, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	39 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

1794 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 1,281 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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 10	915
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1