Weather Records on 18 January 1983

581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1983. Highest significance: Harrismith (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 18 January 1983

On 18 January 1983, 581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 566 daily.
Harrismith (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 35.5 mm (1.4 in) on 18 January 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

581 stations

581 station records on 18 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Avare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Agudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferreira Das Almas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norrveda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juremal (Jurema)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sodrelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Venados	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel Arcanjo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weyburn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strathroy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hickman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Capinzal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jaborandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Boa Vista de Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guaianas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bauru (Pdv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coroados	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Noumea (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monte S. Angelo	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

581 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 18 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 18 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 566.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1983

Top 20 records on 18 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1983	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Avare, BR	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Ordway 4 W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Agudos, BR	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	5.4 C (41.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Bologna, IT	daily high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Wien, AT	daily high max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Milan, IT	daily high max	15.8 C (60.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Ferreira Das Almas, BR	monthly rain	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Moroni, US	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Levan, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Norrveda, SE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Juremal (Jurema), BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Milan, IT	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Bunker Hill, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1983	Nephi, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	76 years	37 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 581 records.

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

Records on 01-18 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1804	2
1809	1
1828	2
1834	2
1838	2
1841	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1879	1
1883	1
1886	2
1887	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1893	5
1894	8
1895	3
1896	7
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	4
1902	1
1903	2
1904	21
1905	16
1906	30
1907	8
1908	15
1909	5
1910	50
1911	101
1912	5
1913	58
1914	30
1915	57
1916	53
1917	53
1918	65
1919	38
1920	109
1921	72
1922	28
1923	166
1924	62
1925	188
1926	233
1927	233
1928	451
1929	588
1930	951
1931	235
1932	221
1933	343
1934	136
1935	400
1936	385
1937	475
1938	194
1939	285
1940	1,364
1941	277
1942	617
1943	1,380
1944	589
1945	363
1946	1,142
1947	290
1948	717
1949	664
1950	1,184
1951	748
1952	440
1953	444
1954	347
1955	487
1956	387
1957	830
1958	345
1959	613
1960	561
1961	287
1962	652
1963	478
1964	302
1965	537
1966	369
1967	523
1968	508
1969	616
1970	796
1971	953
1972	729
1973	1,334
1974	1,077
1975	822
1976	835
1977	2,053
1978	1,365
1979	997
1980	517
1981	1,072
1982	1,267
1983	581
1984	1,630
1985	536
1986	1,359
1987	1,419
1988	825
1989	679
1990	1,536
1991	612
1992	718
1993	1,383
1994	2,673
1995	907
1996	2,155
1997	1,026
1998	887
1999	909
2000	1,141
2001	639
2002	554
2003	826
2004	662
2005	807
2006	1,229
2007	2,059
2008	947
2009	682
2010	720
2011	755
2012	914
2013	709
2014	442
2015	526
2016	599
2017	799
2018	1,032
2019	490
2020	932
2021	371
2022	423
2023	941
2024	1,075
2025	988
2026	351

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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	465
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1