Weather Records on 1 January 1983

736 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1983. Highest significance: Midland 4 ENE, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 1983

On 1 January 1983, 736 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 687 daily.
Midland 4 ENE set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 1 January 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

736 stations

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

Weather records on 1 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Seminole	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fords Bridge (Delta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stockville	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Escola Florestal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loop	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada 9SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thurber 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada 9SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fumaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ackerly 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

736 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 104.

Records on 1 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	104

Records on 1 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 33, daily 687.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1983

Top 20 records on 1 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1983	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1983	Seminole, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1983	Fords Bridge (Delta), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1983	Akron Washington Co AP, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Aspermont, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Stockville, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Hereford, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Moorefield, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Crosbyton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Corinda, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Morgan City, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Corowa Airport, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Hamlin 1SW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Comongin North, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Seminole, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Fazenda Escola Florestal, BR	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Dolisie, CG	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1983	Levelland, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	46 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

1798 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1983. 1983 had 736 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 50	493
50 to 100	58
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2