Weather Records on 25 January 1983

627 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1983. Highest significance: Laguna, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 1983

On 25 January 1983, 627 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 594 daily.
Laguna set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 25 January 1983.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

627 stations

627 station records on 25 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laguna	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lyman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umbarger	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astara	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garrigala	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Belo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hereford	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amarillo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Antonio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandspit A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tisul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soljanka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ibia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morpara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tajshet	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea Point 1133	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Cajubi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa Clara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Floydada	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guarapari (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

627 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 25 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 25 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

521 broken records

Margins by which the 521 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

25 January 1983

Top 20 records on 25 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1983	Laguna, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1983	Lyman, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1983	Abernathy, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1983	Lubbock, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1983	Claflin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1983	Boise City 2 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1983	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1983	Tashkent, UZ	daily high min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1983	Umbarger, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1983	Astara, AZ	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1983	Dalhart FAA AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1983	Tulia, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1983	El-Golea, DZ	daily low min	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1983	Garrigala, TM	monthly rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1983	Monte Belo, BR	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1983	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1983	Hereford, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1983	Moroni, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1983	Turkestan, KZ	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1983	Bratsk, RU	daily high min	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	56 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

1795 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1983. 1983 had 627 records.

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

Records on 01-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1813	1
1823	3
1834	2
1845	1
1846	2
1849	2
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	3
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1887	2
1890	8
1891	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	12
1904	17
1905	19
1906	7
1907	19
1908	7
1909	43
1910	21
1911	16
1912	20
1913	28
1914	60
1915	65
1916	89
1917	42
1918	53
1919	36
1920	61
1921	34
1922	75
1923	218
1924	118
1925	54
1926	80
1927	88
1928	179
1929	323
1930	317
1931	521
1932	219
1933	513
1934	457
1935	631
1936	429
1937	1,110
1938	665
1939	189
1940	1,215
1941	1,246
1942	683
1943	640
1944	1,344
1945	296
1946	320
1947	796
1948	708
1949	1,337
1950	2,290
1951	557
1952	569
1953	548
1954	373
1955	404
1956	311
1957	493
1958	457
1959	399
1960	263
1961	673
1962	492
1963	990
1964	533
1965	246
1966	541
1967	836
1968	592
1969	953
1970	510
1971	679
1972	737
1973	621
1974	685
1975	888
1976	713
1977	773
1978	1,209
1979	1,356
1980	704
1981	1,042
1982	975
1983	627
1984	758
1985	811
1986	406
1987	833
1988	926
1989	895
1990	1,476
1991	1,018
1992	1,077
1993	851
1994	911
1995	845
1996	1,292
1997	913
1998	488
1999	1,457
2000	1,332
2001	603
2002	1,074
2003	1,242
2004	1,174
2005	929
2006	1,112
2007	1,135
2008	823
2009	849
2010	1,222
2011	664
2012	864
2013	839
2014	1,094
2015	685
2016	974
2017	1,008
2018	613
2019	469
2020	459
2021	1,094
2022	281
2023	941
2024	931
2025	958
2026	2,391

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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	498
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1