Weather Records on 21 October 1982

870 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1982. Highest significance: Antigo, US.

Key Facts for 21 October 1982

On 21 October 1982, 870 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 458 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 855 daily.
Antigo set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 21 October 1982.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

870 stations

870 station records on 21 October 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quadra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elias Fausto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Curtiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Servico Social de Menores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neah Bay 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corumbatai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amparo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salto Grande (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Holambra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

870 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 276, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 21 October 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	276
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 21 October 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 855.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

726 broken records

Margins by which the 726 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1982

Top 20 records on 21 October 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1982	Antigo, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Quadra, BR	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Bergland Dam, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Lac Vieux Desert, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Rock Rapids, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Wisley, GB	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Lake City, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Elias Fausto, BR	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Morgan 1 W, US	monthly low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	monthly rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Reus/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Curtiss, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Fazenda da Barra, BR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Zolotoj, RU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Mellen 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Servico Social de Menores, BR	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low max	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Neah Bay 1 E, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1982	Watersmeet, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	38 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

1795 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 870 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	676
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1