Weather Records on 11 May 1982

624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1982. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 1982

On 11 May 1982, 624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 608 daily.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 11 May 1982.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

624 stations

624 station records on 11 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Hosterwitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Xadrez	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huimin	China	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carazinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalian	China	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laporte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara Do Ingai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellaire 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yumenzhen	China	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

624 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 11 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 11 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1982

Top 20 records on 11 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1982	Franklin, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1982	Geneva, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Friend 3E, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Alto Uruguai, BR	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Danbury, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Aurora, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Dresden-Hosterwitz, DE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Grantsburg, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Magdagaci, RU	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Sterling, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Chernjaevo, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Brazzaville, CG	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Colonia Xadrez, BR	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	19.3 C (66.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Moyale, KE	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1982	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	95 years	40 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

1814 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1982. 1982 had 624 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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	491
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1