Weather Records on 22 October 1982

979 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1982. Highest significance: Mangochi, MW.

Key Facts for 22 October 1982

On 22 October 1982, 979 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 506 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 963 daily.
Mangochi set a daily record precipitation of 30.1 mm (1.2 in) on 22 October 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

979 stations

979 station records on 22 October 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montenegro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nkhata Bay	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montmorillon	France	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sola	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reno AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Sepe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zaragoza Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dona Francisca (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

979 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 302, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 204, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 22 October 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	302
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	204
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 22 October 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 963.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

798 broken records

Margins by which the 798 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1982

Top 20 records on 22 October 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1982	Mangochi, MW	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Quelimane, MZ	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Montenegro, BR	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Nkhata Bay, MW	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Montmorillon, FR	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Rock Rapids, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Grapevine Dam, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Ibiza/Escodola, ES	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Reston, US	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Tot-Ma, RU	daily low min	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Tomsk, RU	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Paola, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Vytegra, RU	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Marion, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1982	Bishop AP, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 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

1793 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 979 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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 20	755
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2