Weather Records on 23 March 1982

845 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1982. Highest significance: Grong Grong (Berembed), AU.

Key Facts for 23 March 1982

On 23 March 1982, 845 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 838 daily.
Grong Grong (Berembed) set a daily record precipitation of 56.8 mm (2.2 in) on 23 March 1982.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

845 stations

845 station records on 23 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthorne Exp Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bedgerebong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ph Wainiha 1115	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.3 mm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jacarei	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa Tun 2 716	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jardinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Volborg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown (Glen Gillian)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kananaskis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kananaskis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Volborg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banka Banka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton Co-Op	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brasopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beckom (Stawell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Bento Do Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cresciumal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laborare	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

845 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 594, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 23 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	594
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 23 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 838.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

783 broken records

Margins by which the 783 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1982

Top 20 records on 23 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1982	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1982	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Happy Valley Reservoir, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Port Kenny (Yandra), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Glenthorne Exp Station, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Cudlee Creek (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Eston, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Euabalong (Lachlan St), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Bedgerebong Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Ntsubane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Ph Wainiha 1115, US	daily rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Quelimane, MZ	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Cape Hermes, ZA	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	191.3 mm (7.5 in)	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Holbrook (Glenfalloch), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1982	Preston Reservoir, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	41 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

1796 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1982. 1982 had 845 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	758
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1