Weather Records on 3 July 1982

913 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1982. Highest significance: South Forest (Plummers Road), AU.

Key Facts for 3 July 1982

On 3 July 1982, 913 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 289 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 865 daily.
South Forest (Plummers Road) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.4 mm (3.7 in) on 3 July 1982.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

913 stations

913 station records on 3 July 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tillabery	Niger	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lipeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Batopilas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riksten	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tullinge A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lovnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camrose	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Lake Forestry	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Potosi (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norrveda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wing	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rjazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laoag	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Konstantinovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mangsbodarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eddyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Alotepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Knas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

913 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 444.

Records on 3 July 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	444
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1982 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 44, daily 865.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

766 broken records

Margins by which the 766 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1982

Top 20 records on 3 July 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1982	South Forest (Plummers Road), AU	monthly rain	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1982	Tillabery, NE	all-time rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1982	Lipeck, RU	all-time rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1982	Beardstown, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1982	Moorleah (Preolenna Road), AU	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1982	Defiance, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1982	Haina 214, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1982	Edith Creek, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1982	Chuxiong, CN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1982	Solingen-Hohenscheid, DE	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1982	Batopilas (Smn), MX	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1982	Entrance, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1982	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1982	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1982	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1982	Riksten, SE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1982	Tullinge A, SE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1982	Lovnas, SE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1982	Camrose, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1982	San Bartolo, MX	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	5 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 913 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 July 1982
Margin	Records
0 to 10	627
10 to 20	84
20 to 30	32
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	8