Weather Records on 12 October 1982

777 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1982. Highest significance: Sandstone, AU.

Key Facts for 12 October 1982

On 12 October 1982, 777 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 310 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 756 daily.
Sandstone set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.6 mm (2.9 in) on 12 October 1982.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

777 stations

777 station records on 12 October 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	386.1 mm (15.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.1 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Towallum (Maxwelton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taylors Arm (Lemon Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nybro-Slattingebygd D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meldrum (Coolawarrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morawa West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luneburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gavriila Buhta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes (Mt Mitchell Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hemse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Douglasville 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	48.7 C (119.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Karori)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tajga	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

777 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 187, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 323, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 12 October 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	187
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 12 October 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1982

Top 20 records on 12 October 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1982	Sandstone, AU	monthly rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1982	Dandaraga, AU	monthly rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1982	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1982	Angoon Pwr, US	all-time rain	386.1 mm (15.2 in)	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	0 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1982	Paso de San Antonio, MX	all-time rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1982	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	160.1 mm (6.3 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1982	Kookabookra, AU	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1982	Cloudskraal, ZA	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1982	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1982	Ninghan Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1982	Manarra, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1982	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1982	Coramba (Glenfiddich), AU	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1982	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1982	Copmanhurst Post Office, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1982	Towallum (Maxwelton), AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1982	Anniston Metro AP, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1982	Palmerville, AU	daily low min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1982	Taylors Arm (Lemon Grove), AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1982	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	52 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

1805 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1982. 1982 had 777 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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 100	657
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1