Weather Records on 6 January 1983

1,356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1983. Highest significance: Chinook, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1983

On 6 January 1983, 1,356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,006 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 189 monthly and 1,165 daily.
Chinook set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 6 January 1983.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,356 stations

1,356 station records on 6 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Santo Hipolito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haines Junction	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haines Junction	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colinet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coroaci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Campo Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armazem Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pirassununga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hope	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Pedro Do Suacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,356 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 484, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 522, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 6 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	484
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	522
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 6 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 189, daily 1,165.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,183 broken records

Margins by which the 1,183 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

6 January 1983

Top 20 records on 6 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1983	Chinook, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	73 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1983	Santo Hipolito, BR	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Winona, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Clearwater, US	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Pennant, CA	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Orebro, SE	monthly high max	9.9 C (49.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Haines Junction, CA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Haines Junction, CA	daily snowfall	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Luiz Alves, BR	daily rain	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Timbo Novo (Pcd), BR	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Nova Trento, BR	daily rain	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Sonnblick, AT	monthly high max	2.3 C (36.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Chemnitz, DE	monthly high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Wessington Springs, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Taio (Pcd), BR	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Atlin, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Huntingdon, CA	daily high min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	97 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Colinet, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1983	Coroaci, BR	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	38 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

1803 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1983. 1983 had 1,356 records.

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

Records on 01-06 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1830	1
1839	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	2
1864	3
1867	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	2
1884	4
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	9
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	6
1897	2
1898	5
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	15
1904	4
1905	19
1906	19
1907	16
1908	20
1909	55
1910	15
1911	46
1912	116
1913	32
1914	18
1915	40
1916	97
1917	46
1918	50
1919	44
1920	35
1921	52
1922	128
1923	111
1924	452
1925	44
1926	189
1927	270
1928	215
1929	220
1930	319
1931	142
1932	526
1933	352
1934	379
1935	560
1936	392
1937	357
1938	153
1939	321
1940	746
1941	269
1942	479
1943	291
1944	249
1945	837
1946	1,409
1947	351
1948	493
1949	470
1950	942
1951	207
1952	195
1953	769
1954	505
1955	327
1956	464
1957	273
1958	325
1959	710
1960	434
1961	354
1962	768
1963	382
1964	214
1965	796
1966	577
1967	516
1968	893
1969	840
1970	797
1971	1,160
1972	533
1973	633
1974	756
1975	587
1976	590
1977	625
1978	691
1979	1,782
1980	887
1981	794
1982	1,241
1983	1,356
1984	813
1985	1,096
1986	776
1987	875
1988	2,337
1989	1,768
1990	628
1991	1,386
1992	940
1993	1,019
1994	1,347
1995	1,243
1996	1,172
1997	1,185
1998	2,131
1999	1,894
2000	614
2001	1,113
2002	842
2003	932
2004	1,226
2005	1,730
2006	978
2007	1,882
2008	1,422
2009	890
2010	1,543
2011	994
2012	1,235
2013	350
2014	1,503
2015	725
2016	518
2017	1,316
2018	1,231
2019	506
2020	514
2021	385
2022	1,071
2023	555
2024	481
2025	1,153
2026	655

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Data for records on 1983-01-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,152
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1