Weather Records on 6 October 1982

1,058 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1982. Highest significance: Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE.

Key Facts for 6 October 1982

On 6 October 1982, 1,058 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 91 monthly and 963 daily.
Warthausen-Birkenhard set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 6 October 1982.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,058 stations

1,058 station records on 6 October 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Masrik	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Reutlingen-Betzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Obersulm-Willsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Martuni	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kenora A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kreis Biberach Altheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmaringen-Laiz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenson 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Metzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ostalb Gschwend	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbronn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rollbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reimlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kahl/Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murrhardt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rayones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,058 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 520, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 6 October 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	520
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 6 October 1982 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 91, daily 963.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

890 broken records

Margins by which the 890 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1982

Top 20 records on 6 October 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1982	Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 October 1982	Munsingen-Apfelstetten, DE	monthly rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 October 1982	Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach, DE	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1982	Masrik, AM	all-time rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	7 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1982	Hechingen, DE	monthly rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1982	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1982	Miltenberg, DE	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1982	Reutlingen-Betzingen, DE	monthly rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1982	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1982	Ulm, DE	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1982	Turtle Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1982	Obersulm-Willsbach, DE	monthly rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1982	Jolalpan, MX	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1982	Martuni, AM	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1982	Superior, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1982	Kenora A, CA	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1982	Ada, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1982	Victor 4 N, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1982	Kreis Biberach Altheim, DE	monthly rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1982	Sigmaringen-Laiz, DE	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	55 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 1,058 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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 25	803
25 to 50	54
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	3