Weather Records on 14 March 1982

860 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1982. Highest significance: Newkirk 5NE, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 1982

On 14 March 1982, 860 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 844 daily.
Newkirk 5NE set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 14 March 1982.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

860 stations

860 station records on 14 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iqaluit A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mound City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tshatsheni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hominy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hulah Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Renfrow 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

860 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 485, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 14 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	485
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 14 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 844.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1982

Top 20 records on 14 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1982	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1982	Denair 3 NNE, US	all-time snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1982	Windsor, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1982	Sedan, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1982	Billings, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1982	Brynawe, Paddock, ZA	daily rain	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1982	Mena, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1982	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1982	Roosevelt, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1982	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1982	Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos), BR	daily rain	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1982	Rotan, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1982	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1982	Dexter, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1982	Waurika, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1982	Enid, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1982	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1982	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1982	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1982	Seminole, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	48 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

1810 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1982. 1982 had 860 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	695
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1