Weather Records on 15 October 1982

297 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1982. Highest significance: Boca, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 1982

On 15 October 1982, 297 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 292 daily.
Boca set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 15 October 1982.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

297 stations

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

Weather records on 15 October 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Komstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Alotepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nigniy_Studeniy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Slavsko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eklutna Project	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein "Rietpan"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armavir	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Doornhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gigant	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kochki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandhammaren	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sucinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Monteiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aurich	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

297 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 15 October 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 15 October 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 292.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

244 broken records

Margins by which the 244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1982

Top 20 records on 15 October 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1982	Boca, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1982	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	monthly rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1982	Lead, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1982	Morgan 1 W, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1982	Komstorp, SE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1982	Liepaja, LV	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1982	Watertown, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1982	Santa Maria Alotepec, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1982	Nigniy_Studeniy, UA	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1982	Enzelberg, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1982	Redlands, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1982	Barkerville, CA	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1982	Derby, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1982	Kiev, UA	daily high min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1982	Slavsko, UA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1982	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1982	Orenburg, RU	daily high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1982	Besonderheid"Byzonderhd.", ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1982	Eklutna Project, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1982	Vasilevici, BY	daily high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 297 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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	241
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1