Weather Records on 22 January 1982

1,941 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1982. Highest significance: Av-A-Rest, AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1982

On 22 January 1982, 1,941 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 53 were all-time records, 132 monthly and 1,756 daily.
Av-A-Rest set an all-time record daily precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 22 January 1982.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,941 stations

1,941 station records on 22 January 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Teresa Dale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Roelands Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Manypeaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
White Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mianelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	51.1 cm (20.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wonnenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dartnall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bowelling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Olowalu 296.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
West Swan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Iawakia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,941 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 806, Heaviest daily snowfall 407, Deepest snow cover 178.

Records on 22 January 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	806
Heaviest daily snowfall	407
Deepest snow cover	178

Records on 22 January 1982 by timescale: all-time 53, monthly 132, daily 1,756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,652 broken records

Margins by which the 1,652 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1982

Top 20 records on 22 January 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1982	Av-A-Rest, AU	all-time rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 January 1982	Woogenellup, AU	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	78 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Cranbrook, AU	all-time rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	77 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	King River, AU	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Perillup, AU	all-time rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Pardelup, AU	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Oak Park, AU	all-time rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Maybrook, AU	all-time rain	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	74 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Sioux City AP, US	all-time snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	35 years	74 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Teresa Dale, AU	all-time rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Arundel, AU	all-time rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Woodburn, AU	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Stanton, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Bunbury Post Office, AU	all-time rain	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Wandering Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Menno, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Roelands Village, AU	all-time rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1982	Stanton, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	69 of 100 (Major)

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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 1,941 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,484
2026	230

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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 50	1,362
50 to 100	189
100 to 150	66
150 to 200	21
200 to 250	9
250 to 300	5