Weather Records on 6 August 1982

643 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1982. Highest significance: Weissenburg, DE.

Key Facts for 6 August 1982

On 6 August 1982, 643 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 624 daily.
Weissenburg set a daily record precipitation of 56.7 mm (2.2 in) on 6 August 1982.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

643 stations

643 station records on 6 August 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freystadt-Oberndorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Hosterwitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Duisburg-Laar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Magnitogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freiberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesand Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mehringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 18 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lobenstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bravo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami WSO City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bud 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Timberville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Ecore	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Partoun	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Misurata	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	42.3 C (108.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meleuz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vattholma	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

643 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 6 August 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 624.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1982

Top 20 records on 6 August 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1982	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1982	De Soto, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Angoon Pwr, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Aldersbach-Kriestorf, DE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Freystadt-Oberndorf, DE	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Dresden-Hosterwitz, DE	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Duisburg-Laar, DE	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Magnitogorsk, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Kotel'nikovo, RU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	31.5 C (88.7 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Natchez, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Freiberg, DE	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Ekimchan, RU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Whitesand Dam, CA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Mehringen, DE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Dalecarlia Rsvr, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1982	Gillette 18 SW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	44 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

1794 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 643 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	954

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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	420
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1