Weather Records on 12 August 1982

789 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1982. Highest significance: Nevada Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 1982

On 12 August 1982, 789 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 450 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 770 daily.
Nevada Wtp set a daily record precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 12 August 1982.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

789 stations

789 station records on 12 August 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao de Sao Joaquim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Irving	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ubatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galdinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piacaguera (Efsj)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arvika	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aguila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

789 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 259, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 191, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 12 August 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	259
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	191
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1982

Top 20 records on 12 August 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1982	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Winter Park, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Ribeirao de Sao Joaquim, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Bouse, US	all-time rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Parker, US	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Appleton City, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Syracuse, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Irving, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Culbertson, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Ubatuba, BR	daily rain	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Diredawa, ET	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Sand I Ryfylke II, NO	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Glenville, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Prince Albert A, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1982	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	92 years	38 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 789 records.

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

Records on 08-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	2
1814	1
1815	1
1825	1
1843	1
1851	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1879	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	1
1899	10
1900	1
1901	5
1902	9
1903	14
1904	13
1905	16
1906	8
1907	8
1908	31
1909	42
1910	16
1911	33
1912	40
1913	39
1914	26
1915	46
1916	31
1917	134
1918	37
1919	42
1920	26
1921	174
1922	71
1923	89
1924	267
1925	150
1926	154
1927	145
1928	173
1929	276
1930	501
1931	708
1932	418
1933	271
1934	471
1935	408
1936	591
1937	356
1938	237
1939	282
1940	545
1941	481
1942	257
1943	523
1944	595
1945	295
1946	655
1947	729
1948	384
1949	469
1950	442
1951	357
1952	533
1953	227
1954	969
1955	590
1956	265
1957	384
1958	406
1959	388
1960	707
1961	381
1962	466
1963	559
1964	1,346
1965	977
1966	777
1967	1,135
1968	444
1969	629
1970	422
1971	486
1972	473
1973	442
1974	560
1975	593
1976	495
1977	747
1978	571
1979	1,192
1980	692
1981	665
1982	789
1983	923
1984	665
1985	935
1986	615
1987	935
1988	1,518
1989	827
1990	727
1991	726
1992	1,134
1993	936
1994	861
1995	1,654
1996	1,336
1997	1,363
1998	1,215
1999	1,325
2000	741
2001	855
2002	1,345
2003	1,752
2004	1,872
2005	1,085
2006	874
2007	1,209
2008	970
2009	814
2010	1,907
2011	903
2012	910
2013	427
2014	787
2015	757
2016	1,290
2017	533
2018	571
2019	695
2020	730
2021	980
2022	616
2023	779
2024	659
2025	639
2026	849

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	533
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2