Weather Records on 9 May 1982

523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1982. Highest significance: Willow City, US.

Key Facts for 9 May 1982

On 9 May 1982, 523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 512 daily.
Willow City set an all-time record daily precipitation of 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 9 May 1982.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

523 stations

523 station records on 9 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowknife A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.2 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Consul	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pacoti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tepatitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lehman Caves Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plano Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sandy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cacequi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Santa Maria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trident	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

523 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 9 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 9 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 512.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1982

Top 20 records on 9 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1982	Willow City, US	all-time rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	79 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1982	Waverly, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1982	Beulah, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1982	El Chico, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1982	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1982	Litchfield, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1982	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1982	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1982	Luling, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1982	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1982	Big Sandy, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1982	Teigarhorn, IS	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1982	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1982	Tooele, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1982	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1982	Carson City, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1982	Mohall, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1982	Baia Mare, RO	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1982	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1982	Yellowknife A, CA	daily snowfall	5.2 cm (2.0 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	31 years	31 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

1793 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 523 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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 20	387
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3