Weather Records on 3 January 1983

921 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1983. Highest significance: Bederkesa, DE.

Key Facts for 3 January 1983

On 3 January 1983, 921 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 84 monthly and 836 daily.
Bederkesa set a daily record precipitation of 27.3 mm (1.1 in) on 3 January 1983.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

921 stations

921 station records on 3 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pindai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Talon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Giligulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmonde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emmeloord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Drachten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eerbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oldebroek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oud Alblas	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ammerzoden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Capelle (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vroomshoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Strijen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ezumazijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wapenveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheshunt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lathen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frederiksoord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rheezerveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sappemeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weesp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gouda	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Veenhuizen (D)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Dos Cochos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yandaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maroochydore Swan Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Veenendaal	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guanambi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Finsterwolde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuinre	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

921 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 622, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 3 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	622
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 3 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 84, daily 836.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

825 broken records

Margins by which the 825 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

3 January 1983

Top 20 records on 3 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1983	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1983	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Pindai, BR	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Pearl, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Unity, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Moreton Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Talon, RU	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Artesia 6S, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Lubbock, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Giligulgul, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Ijsselmonde, NL	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Ourigilla, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Dwingelo, NL	monthly rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Emmeloord, NL	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Drachten, NL	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Eerbeek, NL	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1983	Oldebroek, NL	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	50 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 921 records.

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

Records on 01-03 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1798	1
1800	1
1823	2
1825	1
1830	2
1839	1
1848	1
1853	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	1
1867	2
1868	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	4
1887	5
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	3
1899	2
1900	15
1901	4
1902	15
1903	17
1904	51
1905	12
1906	13
1907	26
1908	8
1909	11
1910	23
1911	40
1912	26
1913	83
1914	33
1915	29
1916	60
1917	52
1918	80
1919	54
1920	31
1921	139
1922	80
1923	46
1924	222
1925	139
1926	268
1927	235
1928	412
1929	58
1930	160
1931	100
1932	167
1933	160
1934	208
1935	249
1936	404
1937	291
1938	139
1939	498
1940	312
1941	595
1942	505
1943	508
1944	361
1945	148
1946	171
1947	662
1948	462
1949	910
1950	2,025
1951	459
1952	587
1953	241
1954	370
1955	443
1956	188
1957	177
1958	326
1959	861
1960	431
1961	543
1962	802
1963	494
1964	513
1965	492
1966	885
1967	247
1968	582
1969	516
1970	749
1971	1,280
1972	313
1973	623
1974	1,010
1975	710
1976	524
1977	790
1978	745
1979	2,417
1980	470
1981	1,401
1982	1,380
1983	921
1984	983
1985	739
1986	676
1987	843
1988	1,034
1989	740
1990	467
1991	1,077
1992	1,200
1993	910
1994	902
1995	726
1996	2,085
1997	3,676
1998	1,434
1999	1,568
2000	2,063
2001	1,385
2002	1,307
2003	981
2004	1,406
2005	1,157
2006	1,472
2007	1,396
2008	948
2009	682
2010	1,337
2011	681
2012	956
2013	496
2014	1,029
2015	869
2016	605
2017	1,053
2018	1,444
2019	474
2020	772
2021	476
2022	989
2023	1,318
2024	734
2025	653
2026	902

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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	766
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1