Weather Records on 4 August 1982

703 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1982. Highest significance: Cernyj Jar, RU.

Key Facts for 4 August 1982

On 4 August 1982, 703 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 667 daily.
Cernyj Jar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.7 mm (2.0 in) on 4 August 1982.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

703 stations

703 station records on 4 August 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cernyj Jar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bocholt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zimovniki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Butka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ruzaevka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cimljansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dorchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken-Sankt Johann	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geldern-Walbeck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Divnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aalten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Langara	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raevsky	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elsdorf/Erftkreis	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amealco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sahty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Liebenzell	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Almen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bochum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Platteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Szczecin	Poland	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Estanzuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bredy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

703 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 4 August 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1982 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 29, daily 667.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1982

Top 20 records on 4 August 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1982	Cernyj Jar, RU	monthly rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1982	Deuselbach, DE	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Bocholt, DE	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld, DE	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Rapid City Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Zimovniki, RU	daily rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Lone Rock Tri Co AP, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Butka, RU	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Halmstad, SE	monthly high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Winnebago, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Ruzaevka, KZ	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Milford 4 NW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Muscoda, US	all-time rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Viroqua, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Cimljansk, RU	monthly rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Dorchester, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Saarbrucken-Sankt Johann, DE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Luverne, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Geldern-Walbeck, DE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1982	Divnoe, RU	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 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 703 records.

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

Records on 08-04 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1830	2
1833	1
1835	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1857	1
1859	2
1860	2
1863	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1874	3
1875	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	1
1899	7
1900	6
1902	4
1903	18
1904	11
1905	19
1906	14
1907	20
1908	31
1909	27
1910	17
1911	23
1912	51
1913	15
1914	33
1915	85
1916	97
1917	29
1918	95
1919	34
1920	79
1921	67
1922	68
1923	146
1924	132
1925	77
1926	334
1927	136
1928	352
1929	224
1930	698
1931	371
1932	258
1933	347
1934	521
1935	367
1936	719
1937	258
1938	489
1939	433
1940	236
1941	383
1942	303
1943	468
1944	662
1945	355
1946	265
1947	845
1948	558
1949	421
1950	666
1951	680
1952	465
1953	1,017
1954	426
1955	624
1956	437
1957	343
1958	533
1959	303
1960	331
1961	745
1962	470
1963	438
1964	885
1965	409
1966	552
1967	428
1968	280
1969	638
1970	415
1971	813
1972	773
1973	748
1974	1,040
1975	772
1976	801
1977	599
1978	1,051
1979	510
1980	998
1981	636
1982	703
1983	920
1984	722
1985	634
1986	905
1987	892
1988	1,204
1989	738
1990	1,013
1991	769
1992	754
1993	1,046
1994	1,265
1995	1,117
1996	1,143
1997	891
1998	1,423
1999	762
2000	840
2001	1,087
2002	928
2003	1,309
2004	968
2005	1,246
2006	1,131
2007	685
2008	883
2009	681
2010	1,665
2011	1,536
2012	738
2013	452
2014	980
2015	505
2016	732
2017	1,134
2018	760
2019	499
2020	778
2021	691
2022	1,185
2023	1,150
2024	809
2025	840
2026	1,044

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Data for records on 1982-08-04: 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	493
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1