Weather Records on 11 August 1982

1,232 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1982. Highest significance: Tuzantla (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 11 August 1982

On 11 August 1982, 1,232 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 581 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,194 daily.
Tuzantla (Smn) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 199.9 mm (7.9 in) on 11 August 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,232 stations

1,232 station records on 11 August 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Santa Rita Do Jacutinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bai'tyk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mariinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chon-Arik	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kovda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balbay	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Picinguaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conlen	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reboly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,232 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 326, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 255, Heaviest daily rainfall 505.

Records on 11 August 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	326
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	255
Heaviest daily rainfall	505
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1982 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 33, daily 1,194.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

997 broken records

Margins by which the 997 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1982

Top 20 records on 11 August 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1982	Tuzantla (Smn), MX	all-time rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 August 1982	Talladega, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 August 1982	Santa Rita Do Jacutinga, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Bai'tyk, KG	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Mariinsk, RU	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Chon-Arik, KG	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Casa Grande, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Pitas, BR	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Bomnak, RU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Utuado, PR	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Fredonia, US	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Lawrenceville 3 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Cuatotolapan, MX	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Las Vigas, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Covington, US	monthly rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Kovda, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1982	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	42 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

1793 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 1,232 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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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 2026-10-15 (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 20	951
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1