Weather Records on 19 October 1982

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1982. Highest significance: Watertown Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1982

On 19 October 1982, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 814 daily.
Watertown Rgnl AP set a monthly record daily snowfall of 31.8 cm (12.5 in) on 19 October 1982.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 19 October 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolo-Poloma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Troickoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs 12 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canistota 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fujin	China	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
College Obsy	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 19 October 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 19 October 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 40, daily 814.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

724 broken records

Margins by which the 724 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1982

Top 20 records on 19 October 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1982	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	77 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 October 1982	Lead, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1982	Alicante, ES	all-time rain	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	2 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1982	Gordon 6N, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Gregory, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Gordon 6N, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	16.7 cm (6.6 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Nikolo-Poloma, RU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Troickoe, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Hay Springs 12 S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Hawarden, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Hawarden, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Creighton, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Tyndall, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Milford 4 NW, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Stanton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Canistota 2 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1982	Winner, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	48 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

1806 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1982. 1982 had 855 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	636
50 to 100	63
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1