Weather Records on 18 May 1982

452 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 May 1982. Highest significance: Aachen, DE.

Key Facts for 18 May 1982

On 18 May 1982, 452 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 441 daily.
Aachen set a daily record precipitation of 42.6 mm (1.7 in) on 18 May 1982.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

452 stations

452 station records on 18 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Timasevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dortmund	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Nelson A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schneifelforsthaus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duckinwilla Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blanchard Pwr STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walker	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wapato	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bolotnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

452 records

Records set or tied on 18 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 18 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 18 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

365 broken records

Margins by which the 365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 May 1982

Top 20 records on 18 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 May 1982	Aachen, DE	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1982	Gull Lake Dam, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1982	Bramsche, DE	monthly rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Timasevskaja, RU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr, DE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Grand Falls, CA	daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Dortmund, DE	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Bemidji, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Fort Nelson A, CA	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Schneifelforsthaus, DE	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Windom, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Brainerd, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Sparta, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1982	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	37 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 452 records.

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

Records on 05-18 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1798	1
1802	2
1832	1
1833	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1859	1
1861	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	2
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1891	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	5
1896	2
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1900	13
1901	6
1902	9
1903	7
1904	11
1905	2
1906	24
1907	18
1908	5
1909	12
1910	50
1911	64
1912	5
1913	11
1914	45
1915	55
1916	74
1917	30
1918	42
1919	30
1920	26
1921	41
1922	33
1923	61
1924	92
1925	220
1926	133
1927	180
1928	160
1929	193
1930	475
1931	191
1932	460
1933	380
1934	390
1935	400
1936	282
1937	348
1938	382
1939	169
1940	315
1941	334
1942	421
1943	744
1944	496
1945	706
1946	651
1947	231
1948	426
1949	597
1950	473
1951	279
1952	493
1953	393
1954	498
1955	848
1956	795
1957	595
1958	334
1959	435
1960	404
1961	187
1962	1,199
1963	477
1964	329
1965	345
1966	438
1967	410
1968	817
1969	865
1970	703
1971	666
1972	499
1973	1,233
1974	1,097
1975	383
1976	733
1977	1,126
1978	1,090
1979	399
1980	614
1981	1,218
1982	452
1983	1,093
1984	717
1985	498
1986	1,131
1987	823
1988	1,154
1989	721
1990	753
1991	1,218
1992	921
1993	707
1994	1,015
1995	1,849
1996	1,767
1997	1,115
1998	1,060
1999	584
2000	922
2001	898
2002	1,833
2003	1,270
2004	847
2005	630
2006	1,493
2007	1,133
2008	999
2009	1,368
2010	894
2011	1,406
2012	523
2013	816
2014	609
2015	785
2016	597
2017	1,855
2018	557
2019	810
2020	706
2021	418
2022	711
2023	554
2024	551
2025	619
2026	1,131

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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 20	339
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1