Weather Records on 12 January 1982

1,614 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1982. Highest significance: Aly, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1982

On 12 January 1982, 1,614 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 807 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 33 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,532 daily.
Aly set an all-time record daily snowfall of 44.5 cm (17.5 in) on 12 January 1982.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

1,614 stations

1,614 station records on 12 January 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aly	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Grande (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.9 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estacao Experimental	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Chantebled	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Desert Exp Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Botafogo (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	153.8 mm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Sao Sebastiao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City 8 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Itabapoana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,614 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 487, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 320, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Heaviest daily snowfall 179, Deepest snow cover 163.

Records on 12 January 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	487
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	320
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	179
Deepest snow cover	163

Records on 12 January 1982 by timescale: all-time 33, monthly 49, daily 1,532.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,327 broken records

Margins by which the 1,327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1982

Top 20 records on 12 January 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1982	Aly, US	all-time snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1982	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1982	Ternej, RU	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1982	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1982	Holbrook, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1982	Malvern, GB	all-time low max	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1982	Salto Grande (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	126.9 mm (5.0 in)	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1982	Winona, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1982	Sandhoogte (Pur), ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1982	Haigler, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1982	Itatiba, BR	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1982	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1982	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1982	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1982	Manchester 4 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1982	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1982	Lebanon, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1982	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1982	Jourdanton, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1982	Estacao Experimental, BR	daily rain	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	44 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 1,614 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,198
50 to 100	80
100 to 150	37
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1