Weather Records on 16 July 1982

985 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1982. Highest significance: Indian Head Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 16 July 1982

On 16 July 1982, 985 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 416 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 952 daily.
Indian Head Cda set a daily record precipitation of 102.0 mm (4.0 in) on 16 July 1982.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

985 stations

985 station records on 16 July 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Southport A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Francis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roadene	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steuben	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Delmiro Gouveia (Pedra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riddarhyttan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ankeny	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paracuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Readlyn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yevpatoriia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jarpliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lovnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
North Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shackleton Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Alotepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salgado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Boqueron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mangsbodarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swift Current A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Knas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

985 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 277, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 286.

Records on 16 July 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	277
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1982 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 25, daily 952.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

821 broken records

Margins by which the 821 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1982

Top 20 records on 16 July 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1982	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1982	Orebro, SE	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1982	Knoxville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1982	Antigo, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1982	Yellow Grass, CA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1982	Portage Southport A, CA	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1982	Great Falls, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1982	Francis, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1982	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1982	Roadene, CA	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1982	Ellsworth 1E, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1982	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1982	Swan River, CA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1982	Steuben, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1982	Delmiro Gouveia (Pedra), BR	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1982	Regina Cda, CA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1982	Brandon A, CA	daily rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1982	Riddarhyttan, SE	monthly rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1982	Toccoa, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1982	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	49 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

1798 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1982. 1982 had 985 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	852
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	728

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Data for records on 1982-07-16: 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 20	763
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1