Weather Records on 21 May 1982

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 May 1982. Highest significance: Callaghan Creek Station, AU.

Key Facts for 21 May 1982

On 21 May 1982, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 584 daily.
Callaghan Creek Station set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 21 May 1982.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 21 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarraleah Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goose A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.3 cm (9.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mohawk Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 21 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 21 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 584.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 212.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 May 1982

Top 20 records on 21 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 May 1982	Callaghan Creek Station, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Washington, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Hachinohe, JP	all-time rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Franklin, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Port Hedland Airport, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	New Boston Dam 17, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Palmyra, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Balmoral, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Carlindie, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Teziutlan, MX	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Brookville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Tarraleah Village, AU	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Taylorsville, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Cartwright, CA	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	21.2 cm (8.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Mallina, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1982	Tarkio, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	44 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

1793 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 599 records.

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

Records on 05-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1811	1
1837	2
1842	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	26
1904	8
1905	7
1906	12
1907	36
1908	13
1909	13
1910	14
1911	87
1912	24
1913	13
1914	26
1915	24
1916	13
1917	76
1918	51
1919	170
1920	39
1921	158
1922	39
1923	125
1924	148
1925	250
1926	221
1927	207
1928	173
1929	247
1930	133
1931	488
1932	343
1933	290
1934	590
1935	190
1936	328
1937	227
1938	348
1939	355
1940	456
1941	525
1942	482
1943	463
1944	310
1945	515
1946	324
1947	485
1948	312
1949	593
1950	403
1951	271
1952	385
1953	501
1954	961
1955	507
1956	409
1957	709
1958	511
1959	684
1960	615
1961	306
1962	553
1963	598
1964	788
1965	238
1966	296
1967	1,022
1968	549
1969	832
1970	449
1971	536
1972	557
1973	493
1974	847
1975	1,160
1976	393
1977	756
1978	575
1979	787
1980	857
1981	1,550
1982	599
1983	1,106
1984	950
1985	610
1986	908
1987	1,242
1988	819
1989	671
1990	947
1991	1,065
1992	1,143
1993	1,197
1994	656
1995	749
1996	1,461
1997	953
1998	1,200
1999	544
2000	897
2001	1,187
2002	2,048
2003	807
2004	898
2005	1,020
2006	810
2007	894
2008	740
2009	1,315
2010	962
2011	959
2012	848
2013	884
2014	522
2015	956
2016	567
2017	780
2018	525
2019	1,668
2020	707
2021	1,131
2022	1,512
2023	794
2024	751
2025	776
2026	356

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Data for records on 1982-05-21: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	506
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1