Weather Records on 15 July 1982

938 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1982. Highest significance: Cumbalum (Fairview), AU.

Key Facts for 15 July 1982

On 15 July 1982, 938 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
360 were record highs and 331 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 925 daily.
Cumbalum (Fairview) set a daily record precipitation of 133.0 mm (5.2 in) on 15 July 1982.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

938 stations

938 station records on 15 July 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Klepinino	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vesta	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jocotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Semijarka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wiley Park (Roselands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlograd	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Cleveland Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

938 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 211, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 15 July 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	211
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1982 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 925.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

782 broken records

Margins by which the 782 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1982

Top 20 records on 15 July 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1982	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	94 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1982	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1982	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1982	De Smet, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1982	Flandreau, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1982	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1982	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1982	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1982	Clark, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1982	Klepinino, UA	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1982	Vesta, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1982	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1982	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1982	Simao Dias (Anapolis), BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1982	Le Roy, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1982	Petersburg 1, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1982	Jocotepec, MX	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1982	Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1982	Coalcoman (Smn), MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1982	San Haven, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	47 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 938 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	734
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1