Weather Records on 14 January 1983

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1983. Highest significance: Itapira, BR.

Key Facts for 14 January 1983

On 14 January 1983, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
277 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 674 daily.
Itapira set a daily record precipitation of 128.6 mm (5.1 in) on 14 January 1983.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 14 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Itapira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eleuterio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riethoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Fatima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Pequena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reginopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Varadouro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bady Bassit	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record snow depth	208.3 cm (82.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barretos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Oloj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Batatais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 14 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 14 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 674.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

574 broken records

Margins by which the 574 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1983

Top 20 records on 14 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1983	Itapira, BR	daily rain	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1983	Moorefield, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1983	Eleuterio, BR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1983	San Bartolo, MX	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1983	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1983	Dolisie, CG	monthly rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1983	Riethoek, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1983	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	18.1 C (64.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1983	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1983	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1983	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily high min	0.4 C (32.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1983	Elatma, RU	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1983	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1983	Yacamunda Station, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1983	Las Pocitas, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1983	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1983	Chula Vista, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1983	Lodi, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1983	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1983	Nova Fatima, BR	daily rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 685 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

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Data for records on 1983-01-14: 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	563
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2