Weather Records on 4 January 1983

953 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1983. Highest significance: Snoqualmie Falls, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1983

On 4 January 1983, 953 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
445 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 940 daily.
Snoqualmie Falls set a daily record precipitation of 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 4 January 1983.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

953 stations

953 station records on 4 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Manhumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porciuncula	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lingling	China	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wolhaarkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abernathy	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	99.0 cm (39.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stockville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

953 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 259, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 4 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	259
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 4 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 940.

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 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1983

Top 20 records on 4 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1983	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Lubbock, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Tahoka, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Floydada, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Lowman, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Ganzhou, CN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Guiping, CN	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Wuzhou, CN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Longzhou, CN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Qinzhou, CN	daily rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Republic, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Beulah, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Midland Odessa, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Akron Washington Co AP, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Jian, CN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Dores Do Manhumirim, BR	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1983	Emerson, CA	daily high min	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84 years	37 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

1795 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1983. 1983 had 953 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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	791
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1