Weather Records on 16 October 1982

430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1982. Highest significance: Setlagodi (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 16 October 1982

On 16 October 1982, 430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 423 daily.
Setlagodi (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 16 October 1982.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

430 stations

430 station records on 16 October 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ulken Nary	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Katon-Karagaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Werk-Met-Lus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redickville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaalplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delareyville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nietverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zolotonosha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boscobel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rooijantjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elmendorf AFB	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
London Int'l Airport	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Molepolole	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ridder	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tsabong	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amealco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grootpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rize	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Takada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karaganda	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

430 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 October 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 October 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 423.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1982

Top 20 records on 16 October 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1982	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1982	Rock 1 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1982	Island Falls, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Ulken Nary, KZ	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Lead, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Katon-Karagaj, KZ	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	3.0 C (37.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Slurry, ZA	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Botataboomen, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Redickville, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Vogelstruiskuil, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Mesa, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Kaalplaas, ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Delareyville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Nietverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Tres Piedras, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1982	Addison, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 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

1796 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1982. 1982 had 430 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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 50	346
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1