Weather Records on 1 February 1983

1,463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1983. Highest significance: Las Vegas 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 1983

On 1 February 1983, 1,463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
375 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,393 daily.
Las Vegas 2 NW set a monthly record daily snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 1 February 1983.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,463 stations

1,463 station records on 1 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wetumka 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Konawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lay Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Groveton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Umbarger	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Icem (Usina Marimbondo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,463 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 740, Heaviest daily snowfall 162, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 1 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	740
Heaviest daily snowfall	162
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 1 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 68, daily 1,393.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,302 broken records

Margins by which the 1,302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1983

Top 20 records on 1 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1983	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 February 1983	Elkhart, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1983	Okemah, US	monthly rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1983	Liberal, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1983	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1983	Wetumka 3 NE, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1983	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1983	Guthrie 5S, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1983	Elkhart, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1983	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1983	Konawa, US	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1983	Canyon, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1983	Enid, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1983	Watonga, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1983	Stratford, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1983	Seminole, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1983	Sedan, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1983	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1983	Wewoka 3 SW, US	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1983	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	55 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 1,463 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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	1,151
50 to 100	94
100 to 150	30
150 to 200	16
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	4