Philadelphia Weather in 1983

Historical record of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania weather for the year 1983 based on NOAA data.
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1983 Philadelphia Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 99 °F August 20
Lowest temperature 1 °F December 25
Highest daily low 75 °F July 16
Lowest daily high 10 °F December 25
Most daily precipitation 2.4 inches September 21
Most daily snow 21.1 inches February 11
Total annual precipitation 54.7 inches -
Total annual snow 31.9 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Philadelphia in 1983
Rank Temperature Date
1 99 °F Aug 20
1 99 °F Jul 16
3 98 °F Sep 11
4 97 °F Sep 10
4 97 °F Jul 15
6 96 °F Aug 8
6 96 °F Jul 31
8 95 °F Sep 6
8 95 °F Jul 17
10 94 °F Aug 7
10 94 °F Jul 18
10 94 °F Jul 4
Lowest Temperatures in Philadelphia in 1983
Rank Temperature Date
1 1 °F December 25
2 3 °F December 26
2 3 °F December 24
2 3 °F February 13
5 10 °F February 12
6 11 °F December 31
7 12 °F December 27
7 12 °F December 21
9 13 °F January 20
10 14 °F December 30
10 14 °F January 19
January 1983 Philadelphia Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
46 31 0.00 0.0
45 32 0.00 0.0
42 27 0.00 0.0
38 23 0.00 0.0
41 28 0.54 0.0
46 33 0.00 0.0
53 33 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.00 0.0
38 33 0.00 0.0
58 38 1.05 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
43 26 0.00 0.0
34 21 0.00 0.0
39 21 0.00 0.0
37 29 0.31 0.0
34 25 0.01 0.2
33 19 0.00 0.0
27 15 0.00 0.0
26 14 0.00 0.0
29 13 0.00 0.0
39 16 0.00 0.0
38 21 0.01 0.0
44 34 0.76 0.0
45 35 0.00 0.0
47 30 0.00 0.0
40 30 0.00 0.0
39 30 0.00 0.0
40 28 0.00 0.0
42 25 0.00 0.0
47 25 0.13 0.0
45 29 0.00 0.0
February 1983 Philadelphia Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
46 26 0.00 0.0
59 32 0.21 0.0
55 40 0.30 0.0
40 27 0.00 0.0
33 22 0.00 0.0
31 25 0.53 4.4
35 30 0.25 0.4
36 27 0.00 0.0
34 20 0.00 0.0
30 15 0.00 0.0
25 16 1.85 21.1
33 10 0.02 0.2
36 3 0.00 0.0
39 17 0.00 0.0
43 27 0.00 0.0
47 28 0.00 0.0
42 33 0.07 0.0
47 37 0.00 0.0
49 28 0.00 0.0
48 28 0.00 0.0
51 28 0.00 0.0
54 32 0.00 0.0
49 35 0.30 0.0
45 28 0.00 0.0
45 32 0.00 0.0
33 26 0.00 0.0
48 20 0.00 0.0
50 26 0.00 0.0
March 1983 Philadelphia Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
45 36 0.70 0.0
59 45 0.20 0.0
59 39 0.00 0.0
63 35 0.00 0.0
52 39 0.00 0.0
54 39 0.12 0.0
54 40 0.14 0.0
42 39 0.74 0.0
45 40 0.01 0.0
43 41 0.38 0.0
47 36 0.36 2.0
40 33 0.23 0.9
55 34 0.00 0.0
59 30 0.00 0.0
62 37 0.00 0.0
59 35 0.00 0.0
47 40 0.00 0.0
56 41 1.08 0.0
57 49 0.33 0.0
57 43 0.00 0.0
51 30 1.49 0.0
30 24 0.00 0.0
39 24 0.00 0.0
40 25 0.00 0.0
47 26 0.00 0.0
50 23 0.00 0.0
52 34 1.11 0.0
53 42 0.06 0.0
47 32 0.00 0.0
45 26 0.00 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
April 1983 Philadelphia Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
58 35 0.00 0.0
57 39 0.18 0.0
66 45 1.05 0.0
56 45 0.00 0.0
61 41 0.00 0.0
59 44 0.00 0.0
61 48 0.20 0.0
60 52 0.36 0.0
56 43 0.16 0.0
50 41 1.78 0.0
54 43 0.00 0.0
57 37 0.00 0.0
59 35 0.00 0.0
56 35 0.00 0.0
66 50 0.96 0.0
55 39 1.70 0.0
57 35 0.00 0.0
49 32 0.00 0.0
41 32 0.16 1.3
47 32 0.10 0.6
59 36 0.00 0.0
65 36 0.00 0.0
70 42 0.05 0.0
58 44 1.23 0.0
44 39 0.19 0.0
66 43 0.00 0.0
76 42 0.00 0.0
86 49 0.00 0.0
80 56 0.00 0.0
77 63 0.00 0.0
May 1983 Philadelphia Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
79 61 0.00 0.0
83 62 0.00 0.0
83 66 0.01 0.0
71 51 0.16 0.0
73 50 0.00 0.0
69 48 0.00 0.0
72 50 0.00 0.0
77 48 0.06 0.0
58 43 0.00 0.0
65 40 0.00 0.0
64 46 0.00 0.0
67 47 0.00 0.0
77 48 0.00 0.0
81 56 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.54 0.0
66 42 1.73 0.0
62 40 0.00 0.0
69 47 0.00 0.0
68 54 0.07 0.0
76 58 0.03 0.0
73 60 1.68 0.0
67 59 0.92 0.0
77 61 0.30 0.0
71 56 0.05 0.0
72 48 0.00 0.0
71 54 0.91 0.0
67 52 0.23 0.0
67 49 0.00 0.0
67 57 0.19 0.0
74 62 0.15 0.0
71 55 0.00 0.0
June 1983 Philadelphia Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
74 53 0.00 0.0
76 52 0.00 0.0
79 60 0.23 0.0
75 63 0.10 0.0
81 62 0.00 0.0
84 64 0.03 0.0
80 68 0.00 0.0
79 65 0.00 0.0
76 58 0.00 0.0
75 55 0.00 0.0
85 57 0.00 0.0
88 62 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.00 0.0
91 69 0.00 0.0
89 64 0.00 0.0
90 67 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
82 66 0.00 0.0
84 69 0.26 0.0
75 63 0.86 0.0
67 62 0.33 0.0
83 60 0.00 0.0
84 56 0.00 0.0
89 65 0.00 0.0
82 64 0.00 0.0
82 55 0.00 0.0
91 67 0.00 0.0
83 62 0.94 0.0
77 60 0.00 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
July 1983 Philadelphia Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
80 63 0.00 0.0
90 71 0.00 0.0
93 73 0.00 0.0
94 72 0.03 0.0
82 71 0.00 0.0
78 64 0.00 0.0
79 58 0.00 0.0
83 58 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
92 61 0.00 0.0
93 74 0.00 0.0
91 63 0.00 0.0
97 68 0.00 0.0
99 75 0.00 0.0
95 73 0.01 0.0
94 73 0.00 0.0
92 71 0.30 0.0
89 69 0.00 0.0
93 71 0.21 0.0
84 66 0.00 0.0
85 60 0.10 0.0
88 69 0.03 0.0
80 65 0.00 0.0
89 64 0.00 0.0
91 63 0.00 0.0
93 69 0.00 0.0
92 69 0.00 0.0
93 73 0.00 0.0
96 73 0.00 0.0
August 1983 Philadelphia Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
92 72 0.00 0.0
91 70 0.00 0.0
92 67 0.00 0.0
88 73 0.00 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.04 0.0
94 72 0.00 0.0
96 72 0.00 0.0
92 74 0.00 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
92 68 1.34 0.0
81 61 0.00 0.0
73 58 0.00 0.0
79 55 0.00 0.0
82 58 0.00 0.0
84 60 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
88 69 0.04 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
99 70 0.00 0.0
86 67 0.00 0.0
92 62 0.14 0.0
82 69 0.00 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
86 61 0.00 0.0
91 66 0.00 0.0
84 73 0.20 0.0
84 70 0.81 0.0
84 68 0.00 0.0
79 68 0.00 0.0
September 1983 Philadelphia Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
83 65 0.00 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
87 64 0.00 0.0
89 68 0.00 0.0
90 70 0.00 0.0
95 73 0.03 0.0
92 73 0.00 0.0
83 62 0.00 0.0
86 60 0.00 0.0
97 65 0.00 0.0
98 70 0.00 0.0
89 69 0.93 0.0
69 62 0.00 0.0
72 58 0.00 0.0
72 53 0.00 0.0
73 48 0.00 0.0
82 58 0.00 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
92 63 0.00 0.0
90 66 0.00 0.0
78 57 2.44 0.0
65 46 0.01 0.0
65 40 0.00 0.0
66 42 0.00 0.0
68 43 0.00 0.0
68 45 0.00 0.0
77 48 0.00 0.0
72 52 0.00 0.0
69 52 0.00 0.0
62 56 0.04 0.0
October 1983 Philadelphia Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
67 61 0.54 0.0
73 60 0.02 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
82 58 0.00 0.0
82 61 0.00 0.0
74 54 0.00 0.0
69 52 0.00 0.0
72 48 0.00 0.0
72 52 0.00 0.0
62 52 0.00 0.0
63 52 0.04 0.0
73 61 0.75 0.0
78 67 0.31 0.0
68 51 0.01 0.0
67 46 0.00 0.0
62 42 0.00 0.0
67 44 0.00 0.0
66 52 0.00 0.0
57 49 0.28 0.0
54 45 0.00 0.0
55 39 0.00 0.0
55 37 0.00 0.0
60 45 1.15 0.0
61 49 0.42 0.0
51 45 0.17 0.0
57 41 0.00 0.0
54 37 0.00 0.0
66 38 0.00 0.0
60 37 0.00 0.0
50 32 0.00 0.0
56 30 0.00 0.0
November 1983 Philadelphia Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
61 32 0.00 0.0
62 38 0.00 0.0
66 47 0.19 0.0
47 31 0.19 0.0
46 30 0.00 0.0
50 30 0.00 0.0
58 38 0.00 0.0
62 39 0.00 0.0
64 40 0.00 0.0
57 44 1.31 0.0
60 39 0.01 0.0
40 34 0.03 0.0
46 29 0.00 0.0
42 33 0.01 0.0
51 42 1.95 0.0
56 43 0.01 0.0
47 37 0.00 0.0
50 32 0.00 0.0
57 40 0.02 0.0
66 37 0.30 0.0
60 47 0.36 0.0
66 42 0.00 0.0
58 41 0.00 0.0
61 48 0.38 0.0
59 33 0.70 0.8
57 36 0.00 0.0
58 35 0.00 0.0
59 41 0.25 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
49 35 0.00 0.0
December 1983 Philadelphia Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
42 30 0.00 0.0
39 25 0.23 0.0
42 34 0.16 0.0
47 35 1.29 0.0
44 33 0.00 0.0
55 41 0.32 0.0
46 32 0.00 0.0
40 26 0.00 0.0
43 24 0.00 0.0
53 34 0.01 0.0
44 33 0.00 0.0
61 41 1.45 0.0
60 49 1.07 0.0
56 44 0.00 0.0
54 41 0.00 0.0
48 36 0.00 0.0
37 24 0.00 0.0
36 22 0.00 0.0
33 20 0.00 0.0
27 17 0.00 0.0
31 12 0.00 0.0
54 31 1.77 0.0
34 22 0.00 0.0
25 3 0.00 0.0
10 1 0.00 0.0
18 3 0.00 0.0
33 12 0.00 0.0
53 27 1.07 0.0
35 23 0.00 0.0
24 14 0.00 0.0
30 11 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1941–2024 Philadelphia International Airport location
1916–1940 Philadelphia Naval Yard location
1894–1915 Drexel University location