Weather Records on 13 February 1983

1,130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1983. Highest significance: Chorozinho, BR.

Key Facts for 13 February 1983

On 13 February 1983, 1,130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
470 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,100 daily.
Chorozinho set a daily record precipitation of 102.3 mm (4.0 in) on 13 February 1983.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,130 stations

1,130 station records on 13 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chorozinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guaiuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Escura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alderson	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aklavik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Barreiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot 1 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pacoti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Okeechobee	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,130 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 155.

Records on 13 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	155

Records on 13 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 25, daily 1,100.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

972 broken records

Margins by which the 972 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1983

Top 20 records on 13 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1983	Chorozinho, BR	daily rain	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Stuart, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Acude Santo Antonio de Russas, BR	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Guaiuba, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Nebo, ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	La Belle, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Naples, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Loxahatchee, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Royal Palm Rs, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Hagerstown, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Hanover, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Phila Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Cachoeira Escura, BR	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Maranguape, BR	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1983	Ft Lauderdale, US	monthly rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	47 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

1794 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 1,130 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 February 1983
Margin	Records
0 to 100	888
100 to 200	50
200 to 300	23
300 to 400	8
400 to 500	3