Weather Records on 15 August 1982

479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1982. Highest significance: Sugozero, RU.

Key Facts for 15 August 1982

On 15 August 1982, 479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 457 daily.
Sugozero set a daily record precipitation of 54.2 mm (2.1 in) on 15 August 1982.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

479 stations

479 station records on 15 August 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sugozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tihvin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Borovici	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malmberget	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valdaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maddock	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Grove Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karabutak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Sepe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verebye (Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olonec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brookfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Van Buren 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Alotepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

479 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 15 August 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 457.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

343 broken records

Margins by which the 343 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1982

Top 20 records on 15 August 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1982	Sugozero, RU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Tihvin, RU	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Borovici, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Svirica, RU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	List/Sylt, DE	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Malmberget, SE	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Portland, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Salem, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Clewiston, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Perry, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Calhoun City, US	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Hatteras, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Troy 1 SE, US	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Live Oak, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Salisbury, US	monthly rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Maddock, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Livingston, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1982	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	75 years	37 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 479 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 August 1982
Margin	Records
0 to 10	294
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1