Weather Records on 23 August 1982

713 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1982. Highest significance: Petropavlovskij Majak, RU.

Key Facts for 23 August 1982

On 23 August 1982, 713 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 683 daily.
Petropavlovskij Majak set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 23 August 1982.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

713 stations

713 station records on 23 August 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
South Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ellery Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wokalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Capia da Igrejinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Griggs 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mono Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hyden North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Polo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parkfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mexicali (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedartown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McAlinden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Alotepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

713 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 23 August 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

555 broken records

Margins by which the 555 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1982

Top 20 records on 23 August 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1982	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1982	South Lake, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1982	Ellery Lake, US	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	La Grange, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Aranyaprathet, TH	monthly rain	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Castle Dale, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Wokalup, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Mina, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Deer Valley, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Lake City, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Palpan, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Searchlight, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Conroe, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Capia da Igrejinha, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Oktjabrskaja, RU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Griggs 3 W, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1982	Mono Lake, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	36 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

1802 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1982. 1982 had 713 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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 10	481
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1