Weather Records on 31 January 1982

1,287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1982. Highest significance: Salem, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 1982

On 31 January 1982, 1,287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 35 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 1,157 daily.
Salem set an all-time record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 31 January 1982.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,287 stations

1,287 station records on 31 January 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Coalgate 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Belleville Siu Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
De Soto	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gravette	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ojinaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Olive 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Advance 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,287 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 588, Heaviest daily snowfall 282, Deepest snow cover 144.

Records on 31 January 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	588
Heaviest daily snowfall	282
Deepest snow cover	144

Records on 31 January 1982 by timescale: all-time 35, monthly 95, daily 1,157.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,100 broken records

Margins by which the 1,100 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1982

Top 20 records on 31 January 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1982	Salem, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	69 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 January 1982	Coalgate 1 WNW, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	78 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 January 1982	Ironton, US	all-time snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 years	77 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Oberlin, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Hillsdale, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Houston, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Danville, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Sidell 4N, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Durant, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Belleville Siu Rsch, US	all-time snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Berne Wwtp, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	De Soto, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Corry, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Chester, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Newton 6 SSE, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1982	Gravette, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	82 years	60 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

1800 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1982. 1982 had 1,287 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	882
50 to 100	152
100 to 150	41
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	1