Weather Records on 16 January 1983

759 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1983. Highest significance: Conklingville Dam, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1983

On 16 January 1983, 759 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 737 daily.
Conklingville Dam set an all-time record daily snowfall of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) on 16 January 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

759 stations

759 station records on 16 January 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Manchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Incy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnatus	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.4 cm (21.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beechwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Rumney	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

759 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 171, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 16 January 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	171
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 16 January 1983 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 737.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

642 broken records

Margins by which the 642 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 343.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1983

Top 20 records on 16 January 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1983	Conklingville Dam, US	all-time snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	26 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1983	Gloversville, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1983	Manchester, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	82 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1983	Norwich, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1983	Lowell, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1983	Incy, RU	monthly rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1983	Newburyport, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1983	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1983	Cooperstown, US	monthly snowfall	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1983	Montrose, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.9 cm (8.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1983	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1983	Milford, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1983	Sterling, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1983	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1983	Cincinnatus, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1983	Norwich, US	all-time snowfall	55.4 cm (21.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1983	Pickens 1, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1983	Gardiner, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1983	Searsburg STN, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1983	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	45 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 759 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	538
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	34
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1