Weather Records on 22 January 1983

974 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1983. Highest significance: Hobbs, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 1983

On 22 January 1983, 974 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
325 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 915 daily.
Hobbs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 22 January 1983.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

974 stations

974 station records on 22 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hollow	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tascosa	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fresno Yosemite Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glendale Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrolauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home C of Eng	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tkvarcheli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oni	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerusalem Central	Israel	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chileka	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

974 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 128, Deepest snow cover 107.

Records on 22 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	128
Deepest snow cover	107

Records on 22 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 48, daily 915.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1983

Top 20 records on 22 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1983	Hobbs, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1983	Shovi, GE	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Newkirk, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Key W Intl AP, US	monthly rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	San Jon, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Key West NAS, US	all-time rain	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Redwood City, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Hollow, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Dalhart FAA AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Hereford, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Round Spring 2SW, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Floydada, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Levelland, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Plainview, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Ragland 3 SSW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Hereford, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Tascosa, US	all-time snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1983	Irara, BR	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	43 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 974 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	736
50 to 100	66
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	4