Weather Records on 4 February 1983

787 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1983. Highest significance: Coldwater, US.

Key Facts for 4 February 1983

On 4 February 1983, 787 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 740 daily.
Coldwater set a monthly record daily snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 4 February 1983.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

787 stations

787 station records on 4 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Signal	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sasabe 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tascosa	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Badiraguato (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Herkimer	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siquirichi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Gingkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

787 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 4 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 4 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 42, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1983

Top 20 records on 4 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1983	Coldwater, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1983	Payson, US	all-time snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1983	Laguna, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Keams Canyon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Ico, BR	daily rain	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Socorro, US	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Santa Rita Exp Range, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Newton, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Cliff 11 SE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Fazenda Palmeiras, BR	daily rain	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Sitio Passagem, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	White Signal, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Augusta, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Kingman, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Hollis 5E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Stratford, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Blue, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Mimbres 4NNW, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1983	Estancia 4N, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 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 787 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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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	593
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	5