Weather Records on 5 January 1983

929 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1983. Highest significance: Anacortes, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 1983

On 5 January 1983, 929 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
511 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 899 daily.
Anacortes set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 5 January 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

929 stations

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

Weather records on 5 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iepe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sasebo Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estacao Experimental	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	155.9 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bento Quirino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oliveira Dos Brejinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cocos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deqen	China	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Floydada	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Grullo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

929 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 281, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 5 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	281
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 5 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 899.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

763 broken records

Margins by which the 763 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1983

Top 20 records on 5 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1983	Anacortes, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Iepe, BR	monthly rain	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Dolisie, CG	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Qinzhou, CN	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Saga, JP	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Yongan, CN	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Makurazaki, JP	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Guangzhou, CN	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Heyuan, CN	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Sasebo Reg Met HQ, JP	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Galway, IE	daily high max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Haugan 1 W, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Estacao Experimental, BR	all-time rain	155.9 mm (6.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Byrock Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1983	Bom Jardim, BR	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	40 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 929 records.

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

Records on 01-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1838	1
1850	1
1853	1
1855	2
1857	1
1860	2
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	3
1869	2
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	5
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	5
1892	5
1894	10
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	4
1901	6
1902	14
1903	9
1904	24
1905	9
1906	15
1907	7
1908	12
1909	52
1910	21
1911	27
1912	54
1913	19
1914	34
1915	21
1916	95
1917	59
1918	41
1919	53
1920	122
1921	87
1922	160
1923	97
1924	408
1925	110
1926	328
1927	417
1928	112
1929	308
1930	203
1931	176
1932	370
1933	241
1934	294
1935	755
1936	280
1937	238
1938	200
1939	736
1940	654
1941	276
1942	828
1943	355
1944	274
1945	571
1946	1,218
1947	496
1948	537
1949	948
1950	1,400
1951	200
1952	345
1953	291
1954	389
1955	770
1956	699
1957	276
1958	506
1959	1,043
1960	463
1961	305
1962	359
1963	340
1964	191
1965	488
1966	607
1967	545
1968	1,037
1969	844
1970	463
1971	1,355
1972	695
1973	566
1974	986
1975	338
1976	744
1977	613
1978	672
1979	1,781
1980	997
1981	1,136
1982	1,787
1983	929
1984	1,163
1985	970
1986	856
1987	1,031
1988	1,389
1989	1,463
1990	471
1991	1,409
1992	1,001
1993	1,604
1994	1,481
1995	956
1996	1,084
1997	2,254
1998	1,426
1999	2,443
2000	786
2001	1,251
2002	833
2003	760
2004	1,731
2005	1,947
2006	813
2007	1,844
2008	1,114
2009	671
2010	1,386
2011	620
2012	1,307
2013	501
2014	746
2015	652
2016	516
2017	1,053
2018	1,075
2019	422
2020	395
2021	366
2022	700
2023	683
2024	458
2025	607
2026	736

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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	739
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1