Weather Records on 30 October 1982

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1982. Highest significance: Kilauea 1134, US.

Key Facts for 30 October 1982

On 30 October 1982, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 515 daily.
Kilauea 1134 set a daily record precipitation of 124.2 mm (4.9 in) on 30 October 1982.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 30 October 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	238.9 mm (9.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tweeling (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aguiar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Intake Wainiha 1086	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corning Houghton Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Point Arena	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bananal (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McGrath AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muir Woods	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 30 October 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 30 October 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

448 broken records

Margins by which the 448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1982

Top 20 records on 30 October 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1982	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1982	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	238.9 mm (9.4 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Koloko Rsvr 1137, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Acude Bonito, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Tweeling (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Aguiar, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Glenora, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Berlin 91, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Angoon Pwr, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Lihue WSO AP 1020.1, US	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Ida, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Orland, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Ontario Ksrv, US	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1982	Lanquedoc, ZA	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	40 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

1799 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1982. 1982 had 534 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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	413
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2