Weather Records on 5 July 1982

981 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1982. Highest significance: Swan Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 5 July 1982

On 5 July 1982, 981 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 436 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 920 daily.
Swan Island Lighthouse set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.4 mm (2.4 in) on 5 July 1982.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

981 stations

981 station records on 5 July 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sagaredzo	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selagoncy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lucin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
D'Java	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zavetnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maddock	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taber	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

981 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 273, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 231.

Records on 5 July 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	273
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1982 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 55, daily 920.

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 65.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1982

Top 20 records on 5 July 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1982	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1982	Clarksville, US	monthly rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1982	Boobyalla, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1982	Luroy, NO	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	Gladstone (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	Sac City, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	Sagaredzo, GE	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	Park River, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	Hallock, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	Delta, US	monthly low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	Cameron Falls, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	Huntingdon, CA	daily low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	Selagoncy, RU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	St Catharines, CA	monthly low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	Timovskoe, RU	daily high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1982	Challis, US	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	82 years	45 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 981 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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Data for records on 1982-07-05: 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 2026-10-15 (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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	690
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1