Weather Records on 12 November 1982

1,338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1982. Highest significance: Vanderbilt 11ENE, US.

Key Facts for 12 November 1982

On 12 November 1982, 1,338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
469 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,306 daily.
Vanderbilt 11ENE set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 12 November 1982.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,338 stations

1,338 station records on 12 November 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 21 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Starved Rock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dorchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wis Rapids Grand Av B	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,338 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 244, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 561, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 12 November 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	244
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	561
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 12 November 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 1,306.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,158 broken records

Margins by which the 1,158 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 274.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1982

Top 20 records on 12 November 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1982	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1982	E Jordan, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1982	Onaway 4N, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1982	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1982	Lyons, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1982	Howard, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1982	Pipestone, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1982	Chambers, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1982	Marquette, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1982	Channahon Dresden Isl Dam, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1982	Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1982	Marseilles Lock/Dam, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1982	New Hampton, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1982	Grayling, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1982	Lansing, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1982	Fife Lake 4 SW, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1982	Munising, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1982	Mullen 21 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1982	Caledonia, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1982	Utica Starved Rock Dam, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	49 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

1802 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1982. 1982 had 1,338 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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	1,094
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2