Weather Records on 26 January 1983

1,062 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1983. Highest significance: Zuara, LY.

Key Facts for 26 January 1983

On 26 January 1983, 1,062 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
668 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,033 daily.
Zuara set a monthly record daily precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 26 January 1983.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

1,062 stations

1,062 station records on 26 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Schoongezicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Point Arena	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garberville	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carmo Do Paranaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moffett Fed Airfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mumbil (Burrendong Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peck 4 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hereford	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cacequi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Callahan	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Public AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,062 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 302, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 366, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 26 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	302
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	366
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 26 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 1,033.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

915 broken records

Margins by which the 915 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1983

Top 20 records on 26 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1983	Zuara, LY	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1983	Conconully, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1983	Nurata, UZ	all-time rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1983	Healdsburg, US	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Schoongezicht, ZA	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Chimacum 4 S, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Acude Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Abernathy, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Lubbock, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Maristova, NO	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Point Arena, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Itaporanga (Misericordia), BR	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Garberville, US	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Tulia, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Scotia, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Boggabilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1983	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	59 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 1,062 records.

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

Records on 01-26 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1822	1
1823	2
1834	1
1846	3
1851	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	1
1897	5
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	3
1904	20
1905	34
1906	4
1907	24
1908	11
1909	11
1910	43
1911	33
1912	43
1913	23
1914	100
1915	21
1916	139
1917	27
1918	65
1919	31
1920	59
1921	42
1922	58
1923	154
1924	141
1925	74
1926	41
1927	185
1928	75
1929	187
1930	227
1931	373
1932	299
1933	318
1934	398
1935	181
1936	569
1937	601
1938	441
1939	321
1940	1,113
1941	1,120
1942	618
1943	503
1944	1,707
1945	249
1946	168
1947	747
1948	596
1949	1,359
1950	2,369
1951	526
1952	630
1953	394
1954	449
1955	389
1956	505
1957	791
1958	404
1959	495
1960	197
1961	1,051
1962	860
1963	626
1964	226
1965	434
1966	606
1967	958
1968	376
1969	1,242
1970	470
1971	979
1972	968
1973	584
1974	784
1975	748
1976	849
1977	935
1978	1,674
1979	1,691
1980	651
1981	688
1982	1,223
1983	1,062
1984	844
1985	920
1986	770
1987	1,034
1988	955
1989	769
1990	920
1991	758
1992	942
1993	940
1994	1,018
1995	1,260
1996	1,031
1997	1,071
1998	650
1999	992
2000	1,202
2001	672
2002	1,474
2003	1,174
2004	1,454
2005	910
2006	998
2007	1,086
2008	821
2009	818
2010	748
2011	623
2012	757
2013	936
2014	624
2015	988
2016	903
2017	789
2018	470
2019	518
2020	466
2021	1,417
2022	322
2023	488
2024	1,282
2025	582
2026	1,904

Download the Data

Data for records on 1983-01-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	890
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3