Weather Records on 8 July 1982

625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1982. Highest significance: Bell Ranch, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1982

On 8 July 1982, 625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 584 daily.
Bell Ranch set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 8 July 1982.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

625 stations

625 station records on 8 July 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sprague	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yulin	China	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea Point 1133	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bardstown 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhikimda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hills	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arhara	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Samalayuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

625 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 189.

Records on 8 July 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1982 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 29, daily 584.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1982

Top 20 records on 8 July 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1982	Bell Ranch, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1982	Olekminsk, RU	all-time rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1982	Sprague, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1982	Watonga, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1982	Kanosh, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1982	Roy, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1982	Weatherford, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1982	Elberta, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1982	Delta, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1982	De Soto, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1982	Bakersfield, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1982	Verona, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1982	Garrison, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1982	Roanoke, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1982	Yulin, CN	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1982	Angoon Pwr, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1982	Kilauea Point 1133, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1982	Big Sandy, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1982	Valmora, US	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1982	Bowie, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	46 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 625 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,456
2016	670
2017	886
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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Data for records on 1982-07-08: 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 2026-10-14 (14 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 10	432
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1