Weather Records on 14 August 1982

539 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1982. Highest significance: Tasiilaq, GL.

Key Facts for 14 August 1982

On 14 August 1982, 539 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 507 daily.
Tasiilaq set an all-time record daily precipitation of 142.0 mm (5.6 in) on 14 August 1982.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

539 stations

539 station records on 14 August 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sledge	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Meleuz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arkabutla Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jacigua (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guarapari (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sarah 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Matilde (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lambert 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enders Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iconha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nordvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Monte Alegre (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lovsta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Paineiras (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McNary 2N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lannas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kramfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sardis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

539 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 183.

Records on 14 August 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1982 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 28, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

409 broken records

Margins by which the 409 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1982

Top 20 records on 14 August 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1982	Tasiilaq, GL	all-time rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1982	Helena, US	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1982	Sledge, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Meleuz, RU	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Arkabutla Dam, US	all-time rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Imperial, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Jacigua (Dnos), BR	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Guarapari (Dnos), BR	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Wauneta, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Federal Pt, US	monthly rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Palisade, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Prince Albert A, CA	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Tuzantla (Smn), MX	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Sarah 3 SE, US	monthly rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Culbertson, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Matilde (Dnos), BR	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Lambert 1W, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1982	Enders Lake, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	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

1793 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 539 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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	345
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1