Weather Records on 19 January 1983

548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1983. Highest significance: Dolisie, CG.

Key Facts for 19 January 1983

On 19 January 1983, 548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 544 daily.
Dolisie set a monthly record daily precipitation of 279.9 mm (11.0 in) on 19 January 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

548 stations

548 station records on 19 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olimpia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elmendorf AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aetna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Igarapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abadia Dos Dourados	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salitre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watonga	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ibia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carlyle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaruna-Jusante (on?A)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caninde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mont Louis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oxbow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chapingo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winston	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

548 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 19 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 19 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 544.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1983

Top 20 records on 19 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1983	Dolisie, CG	monthly rain	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1983	Aparri, PH	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1983	Gove 4W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1983	Hope, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1983	Mt Hope, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1983	Olimpia, BR	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1983	Woodward, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1983	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1983	Usina Do Chicao, BR	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1983	Milan, IT	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1983	Manley Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1983	Middletown, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1983	Ica, RU	monthly high max	14.6 C (58.3 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1983	Whitewood, CA	daily snowfall	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	1.7 cm (0.7 in)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1983	Laverne, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1983	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1983	Crete 4ESE, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1983	Elmendorf AFB, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1983	Atlatlahuacan, MX	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1983	Aetna 2 S, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	31 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

1796 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1983. 1983 had 548 records.

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

Records on 01-19 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1804	1
1822	1
1838	1
1843	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1871	1
1873	2
1874	2
1875	6
1876	5
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	1
1893	5
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	7
1899	17
1900	8
1901	6
1902	5
1903	11
1904	26
1905	6
1906	6
1907	30
1908	7
1909	11
1910	37
1911	16
1912	11
1913	6
1914	39
1915	101
1916	46
1917	102
1918	66
1919	17
1920	116
1921	53
1922	45
1923	81
1924	141
1925	228
1926	190
1927	223
1928	526
1929	444
1930	617
1931	240
1932	160
1933	479
1934	147
1935	634
1936	777
1937	1,019
1938	361
1939	221
1940	1,781
1941	285
1942	471
1943	1,183
1944	452
1945	334
1946	850
1947	253
1948	540
1949	704
1950	1,044
1951	748
1952	704
1953	421
1954	276
1955	375
1956	457
1957	389
1958	627
1959	439
1960	368
1961	373
1962	1,086
1963	961
1964	327
1965	349
1966	583
1967	532
1968	759
1969	669
1970	1,128
1971	1,056
1972	636
1973	677
1974	964
1975	662
1976	846
1977	1,566
1978	953
1979	1,535
1980	656
1981	1,054
1982	776
1983	548
1984	1,499
1985	606
1986	1,737
1987	1,321
1988	1,377
1989	999
1990	1,356
1991	542
1992	757
1993	900
1994	2,752
1995	1,036
1996	1,824
1997	817
1998	784
1999	1,081
2000	1,061
2001	854
2002	712
2003	692
2004	813
2005	974
2006	1,418
2007	1,917
2008	1,731
2009	817
2010	814
2011	595
2012	1,133
2013	583
2014	489
2015	432
2016	682
2017	886
2018	622
2019	478
2020	428
2021	462
2022	456
2023	1,340
2024	828
2025	1,267
2026	293

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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 25	363
25 to 50	44
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1