Weather Records on 21 January 1983

1,179 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1983. Highest significance: Eads, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 1983

On 21 January 1983, 1,179 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 261 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,110 daily.
Eads set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 21 January 1983.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,179 stations

1,179 station records on 21 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Laguna	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lorenzo	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tulia	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abernathy	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Slaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hilton Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Umbarger	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,179 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 220, Deepest snow cover 135.

Records on 21 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	176
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	220
Deepest snow cover	135

Records on 21 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 55, daily 1,110.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

995 broken records

Margins by which the 995 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

21 January 1983

Top 20 records on 21 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1983	Eads, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	75 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1983	Laguna, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1983	Lorenzo, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29.8 cm (11.7 in)	3 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1983	Tulia, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1983	Mansfield, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1983	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1983	Abernathy, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1983	Plainview, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1983	Canyon, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1983	Floydada, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1983	Floydada, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1983	Slaton, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1983	Tryon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1983	Dalhart FAA AP, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1983	Levelland, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1983	Newport, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1983	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1983	Anderson, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1983	Gaffney 6 E, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1983	Tulia, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 years	53 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

1793 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 1,179 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	847
50 to 100	101
100 to 150	31
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1