Weather Records on 12 July 1982

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1982. Highest significance: Angoon Pwr, US.

Key Facts for 12 July 1982

On 12 July 1982, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 516 daily.
Angoon Pwr set an all-time record daily precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 12 July 1982.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 12 July 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nitchequon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Langara	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bereznjaki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forsan	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cumikan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vona	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	France	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagles Mere	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belah Fire Twr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whitney Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hereford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Campina da Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farnham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hereford	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 166.

Records on 12 July 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

409 broken records

Margins by which the 409 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1982

Top 20 records on 12 July 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1982	Angoon Pwr, US	all-time rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1982	Grindstone Island, CA	daily low min	3.4 C (38.1 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Nitchequon, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Ringwood, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Caen-Carpiquet, FR	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Plains, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Langara, CA	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Kjahta, RU	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Elsinore, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Bridgewater Hydro, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Walnut, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Bereznjaki, RU	monthly rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Livingston, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Richmond, CA	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Newton, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Appomattox, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Ordway 4 W, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1982	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	35 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 526 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1982-07-12: 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 20	379
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1