Weather Records on 31 August 1982

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1982. Highest significance: Wheaton, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 1982

On 31 August 1982, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 564 daily.
Wheaton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 31 August 1982.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 31 August 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mingo 6E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vorkuta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ookala 223	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burdine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rexford	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara Do Ingai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schwangau-Horn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe Usila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs 7SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Soca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sanderson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 31 August 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1982 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1982

Top 20 records on 31 August 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1982	Wheaton, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	73 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1982	Howard, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1982	Sioux Falls, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Dover 1 W, US	all-time rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Tucson Camp Ave Exp, US	all-time rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Cookeville, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Monterey, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Mingo 6E, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Trostberg, DE	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Vorkuta, RU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Wessington Springs, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Hoxie, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Ookala 223, US	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Williamson, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Magadan, RU	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Dresden, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Marion, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1982	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	88 years	45 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

1796 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1982. 1982 had 586 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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Data for records on 1982-08-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	410
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1