Weather Records on 1 December 1982

1,759 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1982. Highest significance: Chiricahua Nm, US.

Key Facts for 1 December 1982

On 1 December 1982, 1,759 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
968 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 1,683 daily.
Chiricahua Nm set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 1 December 1982.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,759 stations

1,759 station records on 1 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Madera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dugway	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverdale 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Casas Grandes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuevo Casas Grandes (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,759 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 275, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 693, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 479, Heaviest daily snowfall 131, Deepest snow cover 67.

Records on 1 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	275
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	693
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	479
Heaviest daily snowfall	131
Deepest snow cover	67

Records on 1 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 69, daily 1,683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,448 broken records

Margins by which the 1,448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1982

Top 20 records on 1 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1982	Chiricahua Nm, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1982	Prescott, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1982	Atil, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1982	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1982	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1982	Madera, MX	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1982	Bisbee, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1982	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1982	Zion Np, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1982	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1982	Cuyamaca, US	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1982	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1982	Casper-Natrona Co AP, US	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1982	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1982	Blue, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1982	Tehachapi, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1982	Kingston, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1982	Bisbee, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1982	Willcox, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1982	Scipio, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	53 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

1797 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1982. 1982 had 1,759 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).