Weather Records on 5 December 1982

1,577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1982. Highest significance: De Funiak Springs 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 5 December 1982

On 5 December 1982, 1,577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,050 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 147 monthly and 1,430 daily.
De Funiak Springs 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 5 December 1982.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,577 stations

1,577 station records on 5 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Grove Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amiens-Glisy	France	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sumner 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa Ind AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,577 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 576, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 474, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 386, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 5 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	576
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	474
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	386
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 5 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 147, daily 1,430.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,297 broken records

Margins by which the 1,297 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

5 December 1982

Top 20 records on 5 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1982	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1982	Chilton, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1982	Mexico, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1982	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	De Aar, ZA	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	Chillicothe 2S, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	Mason City Muni AP, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	Fountain Grove Wr, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	Thomasville, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	Boonville, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	Middletown 4 W, US	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	Iowa City, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1982	King City, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	47 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

1796 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1982. 1982 had 1,577 records.

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

Records on 12-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1797	2
1808	1
1812	1
1820	1
1823	1
1824	1
1825	2
1827	1
1829	3
1833	2
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1846	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	4
1859	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	4
1868	4
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	3
1891	5
1892	2
1893	1
1895	13
1896	1
1897	1
1898	7
1900	11
1901	1
1902	13
1903	8
1904	4
1905	4
1906	15
1907	6
1908	7
1909	55
1910	10
1911	97
1912	40
1913	35
1914	22
1915	95
1916	81
1917	35
1918	32
1919	48
1920	89
1921	56
1922	99
1923	168
1924	106
1925	220
1926	370
1927	82
1928	168
1929	111
1930	247
1931	224
1932	235
1933	566
1934	164
1935	273
1936	409
1937	336
1938	279
1939	691
1940	244
1941	899
1942	583
1943	276
1944	320
1945	418
1946	552
1947	283
1948	529
1949	139
1950	887
1951	780
1952	324
1953	459
1954	425
1955	568
1956	1,229
1957	348
1958	465
1959	287
1960	898
1961	415
1962	834
1963	326
1964	909
1965	534
1966	1,038
1967	253
1968	766
1969	594
1970	845
1971	690
1972	2,240
1973	910
1974	527
1975	859
1976	533
1977	1,227
1978	960
1979	863
1980	1,054
1981	590
1982	1,577
1983	1,024
1984	1,141
1985	1,324
1986	798
1987	829
1988	581
1989	1,317
1990	887
1991	1,384
1992	1,743
1993	871
1994	1,481
1995	1,094
1996	987
1997	718
1998	2,489
1999	1,060
2000	973
2001	2,046
2002	2,027
2003	1,031
2004	805
2005	1,475
2006	1,646
2007	992
2008	807
2009	1,229
2010	1,237
2011	1,472
2012	1,081
2013	1,763
2014	476
2015	721
2016	636
2017	568
2018	338
2019	463
2020	529
2021	679
2022	454
2023	1,402
2024	796
2025	872

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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	1,282
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1