Weather Records on 28 July 1982

774 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1982. Highest significance: Bridgeport, US.

Key Facts for 28 July 1982

On 28 July 1982, 774 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 305 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 751 daily.
Bridgeport set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 28 July 1982.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

774 stations

774 station records on 28 July 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malad City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rye	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Southport A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanavara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lorch/Rhein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beregovo	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Odesskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khankandy	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Youyang	China	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kezma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piketon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kedabek	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Donalsonville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lachin	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

774 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 214, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 285.

Records on 28 July 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	214
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1982 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 16, daily 751.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1982

Top 20 records on 28 July 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1982	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1982	Smithfield, US	all-time rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	63 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1982	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Snowville, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Kaycee, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Paris, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Malad City, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Park City G.C., US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Pine Bluffs, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Rye, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Portage Southport A, CA	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Roy, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Colorado Springs Muni AP, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Vanavara, RU	all-time rain	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Morgantown, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1982	Richmond, CA	daily low max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	86 years	43 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

1815 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1982. 1982 had 774 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	862

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Data for records on 1982-07-28: 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	494
10 to 20	66
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2