Weather Records on 26 October 1982

837 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1982. Highest significance: Colpon-Ata, KG.

Key Facts for 26 October 1982

On 26 October 1982, 837 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
259 were record highs and 317 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 814 daily.
Colpon-Ata set an all-time record daily precipitation of 80.6 mm (3.2 in) on 26 October 1982.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

837 stations

837 station records on 26 October 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colpon-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mayo A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Erebango	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fiddletown Dexter Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tamga-In-Kirgiz	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gilroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Cooper Dr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Alotepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

837 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 203, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 October 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	203
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 October 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 814.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

674 broken records

Margins by which the 674 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1982

Top 20 records on 26 October 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1982	Colpon-Ata, KG	all-time rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1982	Mayo A, CA	daily snowfall	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Falls Village, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Erebango, BR	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Orland, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Webster, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Yosemite Park HQ, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Doyle, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Grant Grove, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Mt Wilson Cbs, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Susanville 2SW, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Tres Piedras, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Southport 5 N, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Khorog, TJ	monthly low max	4.3 C (39.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Fiddletown Dexter Rch, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Winters, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Ashley, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1982	Pine Bluff, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 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

1816 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1982. 1982 had 837 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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 20	640
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2