Weather Records on 11 January 1983

1,486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1983. Highest significance: Amherst, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 1983

On 11 January 1983, 1,486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
962 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,441 daily.
Amherst set a daily record precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 11 January 1983.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,486 stations

1,486 station records on 11 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Campina da Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bulls Brg Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saugatuck Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shepaug Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pelham	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pindai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ernabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morris Plains 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westchester Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,486 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 458, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 504, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 414, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 11 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	458
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	504
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	414
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 11 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 45, daily 1,441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,284 broken records

Margins by which the 1,284 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

11 January 1983

Top 20 records on 11 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1983	Amherst, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1983	Durham, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Milford, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Kia Ora Sandy Ridges, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Susendal, NO	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Danbury, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Sterling, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Cavendish, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Greenwood Lake, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Campina da Alegria, BR	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Lewiston, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Grafton, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Wrangell AP, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Baddeck, CA	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Middle Dam, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Boylston, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1983	Ringwood, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	46 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

1794 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 1,486 records.

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

Records on 01-11 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1840	1
1851	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1873	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	1
1896	8
1897	14
1898	5
1899	3
1900	8
1901	6
1902	6
1903	15
1904	3
1905	10
1906	4
1907	9
1908	7
1909	28
1910	50
1911	48
1912	47
1913	32
1914	41
1915	26
1916	79
1917	107
1918	208
1919	17
1920	101
1921	65
1922	131
1923	106
1924	367
1925	116
1926	102
1927	278
1928	589
1929	112
1930	186
1931	115
1932	180
1933	239
1934	192
1935	163
1936	475
1937	325
1938	192
1939	370
1940	419
1941	348
1942	687
1943	206
1944	109
1945	624
1946	325
1947	259
1948	342
1949	970
1950	420
1951	325
1952	214
1953	797
1954	526
1955	214
1956	594
1957	506
1958	344
1959	439
1960	548
1961	414
1962	2,062
1963	1,600
1964	248
1965	431
1966	246
1967	412
1968	1,103
1969	511
1970	539
1971	871
1972	1,400
1973	675
1974	1,878
1975	2,114
1976	685
1977	1,319
1978	654
1979	1,379
1980	1,319
1981	959
1982	2,363
1983	1,486
1984	828
1985	699
1986	873
1987	1,598
1988	1,065
1989	836
1990	1,459
1991	1,469
1992	718
1993	1,883
1994	667
1995	1,297
1996	1,366
1997	1,558
1998	1,165
1999	923
2000	1,122
2001	778
2002	970
2003	752
2004	848
2005	1,539
2006	1,096
2007	994
2008	1,019
2009	682
2010	1,093
2011	1,709
2012	881
2013	1,468
2014	684
2015	533
2016	555
2017	1,124
2018	1,027
2019	345
2020	1,617
2021	702
2022	295
2023	676
2024	614
2025	806
2026	499

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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	1,269
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2