Weather Records on 7 January 1983

922 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1983. Highest significance: Cultus Lake, CA.

Key Facts for 7 January 1983

On 7 January 1983, 922 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
641 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 889 daily.
Cultus Lake set a daily record precipitation of 85.2 mm (3.4 in) on 7 January 1983.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

922 stations

922 station records on 7 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cultus Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Armazem Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Bela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sivas	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Terra Branca-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Alegre Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tapiratiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotsford A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mission	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cangucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

922 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 288, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 353, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 7 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	288
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	353
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 7 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 889.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

797 broken records

Margins by which the 797 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

7 January 1983

Top 20 records on 7 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1983	Cultus Lake, CA	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Heyuan, CN	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Winona, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Armazem Capivari, BR	daily rain	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Pedra Bela, BR	daily rain	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Sao Ludgero, BR	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Hope A, CA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	St. Petersburg, RU	monthly high max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Rio Do Pouso, BR	monthly rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Wuzhou, CN	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Qinzhou, CN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	8.2 C (46.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Yongan, CN	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Putbus, DE	daily high max	10.2 C (50.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Moorefield, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Koppiesvlei, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1983	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	2.9 C (37.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	130 years	42 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

1826 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1983. 1983 had 922 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	777
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1