Weather Records on 5 September 1983

1,181 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1983. Highest significance: Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU.

Key Facts for 5 September 1983

On 5 September 1983, 1,181 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
734 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,121 daily.
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure set a daily record precipitation of 31.6 mm (1.2 in) on 5 September 1983.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,181 stations

1,181 station records on 5 September 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pentagna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uakit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Ibitipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Five Finger Lt STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nalut	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arvida	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bastos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,181 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 313, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 421, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 392, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 September 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	313
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	421
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	392
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 September 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 60, daily 1,121.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

888 broken records

Margins by which the 888 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1983

Top 20 records on 5 September 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1983	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Saxon 1WSW, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Northcliffe, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Pentagna, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Amos, CA	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Baddeck, CA	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Willow Tree (Highlands), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Heathcote, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Woodstock, CA	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Carabost, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Minden, CA	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Richmond, CA	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Solon Springs, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	El Paso Intl AP, US	monthly high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Mansfield (Post Office), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Ellsworth, US	monthly high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Mistassini, CA	monthly high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983	Kit Carson, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	38 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

1802 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1983. 1983 had 1,181 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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 5 September 1983
Margin	Records
0 to 10	814
10 to 20	56
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3