Weather Records on 13 January 1983

1,131 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1983. Highest significance: Stillwater 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1983

On 13 January 1983, 1,131 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
686 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,087 daily.
Stillwater 1 SE set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 13 January 1983.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,131 stations

1,131 station records on 13 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Macumba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Araraquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mirassol	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itajobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haines Junction	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Val de Palmas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Lucia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dululu Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coronel Macedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ibate	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oriente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taquari-Vai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pentagna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narandiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel Arcanjo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rooikop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,131 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 434, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 13 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	434
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 13 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 39, daily 1,087.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

957 broken records

Margins by which the 957 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1983

Top 20 records on 13 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1983	Stillwater 1 SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1983	Macumba, AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1983	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Paso de San Antonio, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Araraquara, BR	all-time rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Mirassol, BR	all-time rain	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Mount Spencer 2, AU	daily rain	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Itajobi, BR	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Haines Junction, CA	daily snowfall	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Darts Creek, AU	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Val de Palmas, BR	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Palmer Estate, ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Santa Lucia, BR	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Grand Falls, CA	all-time rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Dululu Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Coronel Macedo, BR	daily rain	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1983	Orje, NO	monthly rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	72 years	41 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 1,131 records.

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

Records on 01-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	2
1837	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1871	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	3
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	4
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	4
1904	23
1905	5
1906	9
1907	14
1908	17
1909	8
1910	45
1911	60
1912	104
1913	6
1914	58
1915	14
1916	49
1917	39
1918	102
1919	23
1920	87
1921	55
1922	104
1923	72
1924	68
1925	418
1926	62
1927	189
1928	638
1929	116
1930	310
1931	102
1932	1,183
1933	115
1934	232
1935	174
1936	220
1937	284
1938	235
1939	357
1940	324
1941	415
1942	318
1943	377
1944	373
1945	507
1946	212
1947	341
1948	533
1949	420
1950	1,141
1951	400
1952	375
1953	669
1954	427
1955	261
1956	469
1957	552
1958	327
1959	347
1960	968
1961	264
1962	711
1963	1,727
1964	995
1965	320
1966	652
1967	470
1968	1,024
1969	615
1970	468
1971	827
1972	1,221
1973	928
1974	762
1975	916
1976	683
1977	889
1978	487
1979	1,801
1980	1,246
1981	1,168
1982	1,381
1983	1,131
1984	657
1985	923
1986	619
1987	1,851
1988	674
1989	769
1990	517
1991	627
1992	841
1993	2,132
1994	1,264
1995	1,729
1996	1,855
1997	2,435
1998	1,001
1999	679
2000	966
2001	662
2002	1,219
2003	566
2004	769
2005	1,883
2006	1,104
2007	2,370
2008	398
2009	875
2010	800
2011	1,358
2012	433
2013	1,645
2014	370
2015	916
2016	422
2017	1,126
2018	961
2019	479
2020	611
2021	631
2022	754
2023	741
2024	1,987
2025	436
2026	1,150

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	936
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3