Weather Records on 7 January 1982

1,416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1982. Highest significance: Robe Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 1982

On 7 January 1982, 1,416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
349 were record highs and 525 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,374 daily.
Robe Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 39.2 mm (1.5 in) on 7 January 1982.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

1,416 stations

1,416 station records on 7 January 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nubeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Burr Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaihapai 841	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tantanoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reynolds	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Richmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smithers A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	42.8 cm (16.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midhurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midhurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Slocan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.2 cm (8.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,416 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 287, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 238, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 135.

Records on 7 January 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	287
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	238
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	135

Records on 7 January 1982 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 33, daily 1,374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,198 broken records

Margins by which the 1,198 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1982

Top 20 records on 7 January 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1982	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	105 years	78 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1982	Millicent, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1982	Austin #2, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Nubeena, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Jose de Freitas, BR	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Cottage Grove Dam, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Mount Burr Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Kawaihapai 841, US	daily rain	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Tantanoola, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Portland, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Navarre, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	13.1 cm (5.2 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1982	Vestervig, DK	daily low max	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	90 years	51 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

1826 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1982. 1982 had 1,416 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,142
100 to 200	41
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1