Weather Records on 15 January 1983

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1983. Highest significance: Whitehall, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1983

On 15 January 1983, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 743 daily.
Whitehall set a daily record snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 15 January 1983.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

756 stations

756 station records on 15 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whitehall	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moctezuma (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Strausstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjeoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Twistetal-Muhlhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tsabong	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg 8 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Engenheiro Maia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schenectady	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potirendaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Oberhaus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schneifelforsthaus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eslohe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Rio Colorado (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ny Westerleigh Stat Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zionsville 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Extremadura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Block Island State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Titisee-Neustadt-Langenordnach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 366, Heaviest daily snowfall 90, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 15 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	90
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 15 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 743.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1983

Top 20 records on 15 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1983	Whitehall, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Paso de San Antonio, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Moctezuma (Smn), MX	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Strausstown, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Schierke, DE	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Binghamton, US	daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Oranjeoord, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Twistetal-Muhlhausen, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Tsabong, BW	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Philipsburg 8 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Hopkins, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Merklingen, DE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Mount Wilkin, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Schulenberg, DE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Haverhill, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Le Roy, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Albany Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	24 years	40 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

1795 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1983. 1983 had 756 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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	620
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1