Weather Records on 5 August 1982

776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1982. Highest significance: Greenfield, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 1982

On 5 August 1982, 776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
366 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 741 daily.
Greenfield set a daily record precipitation of 104.4 mm (4.1 in) on 5 August 1982.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

776 stations

776 station records on 5 August 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rollbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hecelchakan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Priargunsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eschwege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stavenisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mohicanville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zunyi	China	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frenchburg 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charles Mill Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westkapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erofej Pavlovic	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nyda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lussanvira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beemer	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schulenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fujin	China	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pinos (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

776 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 204, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 274.

Records on 5 August 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	204
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1982 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 27, daily 741.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

649 broken records

Margins by which the 649 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1982

Top 20 records on 5 August 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1982	Greenfield, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1982	W Pt, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach, DE	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Pierson, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Rollbach, DE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Hecelchakan (Smn), MX	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Priargunsk, RU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Palpan, MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Eschwege, DE	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Stavenisse, NL	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Lake Maloya, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Mohicanville Dam, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Zunyi, CN	daily rain	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Frenchburg 2 W, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Vastervik, SE	daily high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1982	Wayne, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19 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

1797 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1982. 1982 had 776 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

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Data for records on 1982-08-05: 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	561
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	29
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1