Weather Records on 20 January 1983

847 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1983. Highest significance: Maristova, NO.

Key Facts for 20 January 1983

On 20 January 1983, 847 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 291 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 826 daily.
Maristova set a daily record precipitation of 43.1 mm (1.7 in) on 20 January 1983.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

847 stations

847 station records on 20 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Rio Do Peixe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gridley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Drum	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Branna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stonington	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nordoyan Fyr	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

847 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 201, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 20 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	201
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 20 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 826.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

697 broken records

Margins by which the 697 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 301.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1983

Top 20 records on 20 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1983	Maristova, NO	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1983	Beowawe, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1983	Sandheads, IN	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Tavernier, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Melbourne WFO, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Key W Intl AP, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Key West NAS, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Acude Rio Do Peixe, BR	daily rain	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Libode (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Talbotton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Gridley, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Krasnodar, RU	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Lubbock, US	monthly snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Amarillo, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Melrose, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1983	Arcadia, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	80 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 847 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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	647
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1