Weather Records on 1 May 1982

508 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1982. Highest significance: Elandspoort, ZA.

Key Facts for 1 May 1982

On 1 May 1982, 508 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 481 daily.
Elandspoort set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 1 May 1982.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

508 stations

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

Weather records on 1 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uitzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beitbridge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doornfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villalba	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mont Louis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ceylon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Ignacio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

508 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 1 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 1 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1982

Top 20 records on 1 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1982	Elandspoort, ZA	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1982	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1982	Una (Agr), ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1982	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1982	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1982	Uitzicht, ZA	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1982	Zwartrandjes, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1982	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1982	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1982	Celina, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1982	Harlingen, US	monthly rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1982	Schelm, ZA	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1982	Beitbridge, ZW	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1982	Groblersplaas, ZA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1982	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1982	Tasiilaq, GL	daily low max	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1982	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1982	Clemson UNIV, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1982	Big Creek, CA	monthly low min	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1982	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 508 records.

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

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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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 10	364
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2