Weather Records on 3 November 1982

826 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1982. Highest significance: University Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1982

On 3 November 1982, 826 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
385 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 775 daily.
University Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 3 November 1982.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

826 stations

826 station records on 3 November 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Champoton (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	261.4 mm (10.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalay-Khumb	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Picayune	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Lucena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plano Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.3 C (-26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

826 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 298, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 3 November 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 3 November 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 51, daily 775.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

662 broken records

Margins by which the 662 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1982

Top 20 records on 3 November 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1982	University Exp STN, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1982	Meda, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Meadowlands 9 S, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Yorktown, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Angoon Pwr, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Champoton (Smn), MX	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Samaria, MX	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Waterloo 2 NW, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Iliamna AP, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Jarrell, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Harper 3ENE, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Virginia, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Glorieta, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Brownsville, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Valmora, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno, TJ	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Burnet, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Big Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1982	Cloudcroft, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	41 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

1821 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1982. 1982 had 826 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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 50	637
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1