Weather Records on 9 January 1983

759 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1983. Highest significance: Agassiz Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 9 January 1983

On 9 January 1983, 759 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
392 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 741 daily.
Agassiz Cda set a daily record precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 9 January 1983.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

759 stations

759 station records on 9 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.6 mm (8.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Lookout A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mission	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pitt Polder	Canada	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenora A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.2 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Leopoldina (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Litoral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hardy A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brisco	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muniz Freire (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Choma	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Irmaos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cultus Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

759 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 267, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 9 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	267
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 9 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 741.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 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

9 January 1983

Top 20 records on 9 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1983	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	87 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1983	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	10.8 cm (4.3 in)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1983	Muccan, AU	monthly rain	208.6 mm (8.2 in)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1983	Caribou 2 S, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1983	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1983	Kaslo, CA	monthly snowfall	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1983	Sioux Lookout A, CA	daily snowfall	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1983	Mandora, AU	daily rain	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1983	Mission, CA	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1983	Pitt Polder, CA	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1983	Kenora A, CA	daily snowfall	20.2 cm (8.0 in)	15.6 cm (6.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1983	Santa Leopoldina (Dnos), BR	daily rain	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1983	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1983	Ilyinskiy, RU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1983	Alert Bay, CA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1983	Kaslo, CA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1983	Indian Bay, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 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)

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

1799 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1983. 1983 had 759 records.

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

Records on 01-09 in each year
Year	Records
1799	2
1806	1
1830	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	1
1853	2
1855	1
1857	2
1858	2
1861	2
1862	2
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1882	1
1884	4
1886	2
1887	4
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	1
1897	6
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	5
1903	7
1904	11
1905	12
1906	13
1907	10
1908	13
1909	9
1910	14
1911	16
1912	64
1913	8
1914	30
1915	29
1916	56
1917	51
1918	76
1919	36
1920	66
1921	71
1922	92
1923	83
1924	161
1925	84
1926	144
1927	120
1928	387
1929	208
1930	919
1931	66
1932	205
1933	287
1934	446
1935	783
1936	577
1937	1,637
1938	250
1939	1,091
1940	623
1941	431
1942	948
1943	342
1944	442
1945	543
1946	623
1947	178
1948	278
1949	1,035
1950	407
1951	261
1952	310
1953	1,148
1954	298
1955	206
1956	416
1957	1,439
1958	661
1959	355
1960	575
1961	140
1962	1,334
1963	690
1964	857
1965	673
1966	289
1967	409
1968	1,461
1969	569
1970	1,833
1971	659
1972	617
1973	1,380
1974	1,392
1975	1,055
1976	792
1977	1,631
1978	1,494
1979	891
1980	794
1981	635
1982	1,162
1983	759
1984	538
1985	1,541
1986	685
1987	1,243
1988	1,247
1989	1,460
1990	1,335
1991	1,048
1992	1,368
1993	1,524
1994	852
1995	1,099
1996	1,632
1997	1,440
1998	1,735
1999	947
2000	677
2001	829
2002	1,889
2003	1,186
2004	717
2005	1,135
2006	872
2007	1,607
2008	1,335
2009	825
2010	1,941
2011	802
2012	604
2013	641
2014	694
2015	868
2016	616
2017	943
2018	742
2019	323
2020	471
2021	405
2022	356
2023	519
2024	1,533
2025	744
2026	1,609

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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	578
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1