Weather Records on 31 July 1982

767 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1982. Highest significance: Celina, US.

Key Facts for 31 July 1982

On 31 July 1982, 767 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 745 daily.
Celina set a daily record precipitation of 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 31 July 1982.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

767 stations

767 station records on 31 July 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Atilio Vivacqua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Solnethnaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itamarati-SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petropolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schwandorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Vojampolka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maljamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cardoso Moreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nikorcminda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Irmaos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Electra	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tkvarcheli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Byhalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Monte Alegre (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gorjacinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piller	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uakit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srednij Kalar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shuqualak	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vancleave	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cornudas Svc STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford Hydro STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

767 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 311.

Records on 31 July 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1982 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 16, daily 745.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

608 broken records

Margins by which the 608 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1982

Top 20 records on 31 July 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1982	Celina, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1982	Atilio Vivacqua, BR	all-time rain	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1982	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1982	Asheville, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	Solnethnaya, RU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	Georgetown 5 SW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	Itamarati-SE, BR	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	Petropolis, BR	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	Schwandorf, DE	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	Ust-Vojampolka, RU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	Ardmore, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	Blue River North, CA	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	Clarendon, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	Cross City 1 E, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	El Vado Dam, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	Maljamar, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1982	Cardoso Moreira, BR	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	40 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

1804 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1982. 1982 had 767 records.

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

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

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Data for records on 1982-07-31: 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 10	497
10 to 20	64
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2