Weather Records on 8 December 1982

835 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1982. Highest significance: Weeaproinah, AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 1982

On 8 December 1982, 835 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 775 daily.
Weeaproinah set a monthly record daily precipitation of 116.4 mm (4.6 in) on 8 December 1982.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

835 stations

835 station records on 8 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Caduao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Greenhill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnack Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mexicali (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
La Ribera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon River (Hermitage)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mexicali (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea Point 1133	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside (Macquarie River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Padilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

835 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 451, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 8 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	451
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 8 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 57, daily 775.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

740 broken records

Margins by which the 740 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1982

Top 20 records on 8 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1982	Weeaproinah, AU	monthly rain	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1982	Ormley, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1982	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	106 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1982	Forrest State Forest, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1982	Caduao, MX	monthly rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1982	Jetsonville ( Muskfield ), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1982	Keilor (Arundel), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1982	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1982	Minersville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1982	Preston Reservoir, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1982	Deddington (Marathon), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1982	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	monthly rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1982	Delta, MX	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1982	Anglesea, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1982	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1982	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1982	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1982	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1982	Campbell Town (Greenhill), AU	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1982	Tunnack Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	58 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 835 records.

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

Records on 12-08 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1805	1
1815	2
1824	1
1825	2
1844	2
1846	1
1848	2
1854	1
1856	2
1866	1
1868	3
1869	1
1871	4
1875	2
1879	5
1882	4
1885	1
1886	1
1891	2
1892	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	14
1898	3
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	17
1903	2
1904	6
1905	6
1906	39
1907	15
1908	11
1909	20
1910	14
1911	21
1912	33
1913	42
1914	59
1915	67
1916	93
1917	106
1918	27
1919	59
1920	95
1921	53
1922	163
1923	176
1924	399
1925	107
1926	80
1927	593
1928	100
1929	136
1930	421
1931	229
1932	327
1933	109
1934	437
1935	229
1936	138
1937	443
1938	447
1939	643
1940	495
1941	140
1942	481
1943	378
1944	269
1945	323
1946	1,331
1947	293
1948	269
1949	275
1950	859
1951	1,430
1952	539
1953	361
1954	354
1955	199
1956	890
1957	429
1958	794
1959	538
1960	544
1961	289
1962	413
1963	739
1964	375
1965	509
1966	1,255
1967	442
1968	436
1969	617
1970	801
1971	978
1972	1,825
1973	506
1974	631
1975	497
1976	1,130
1977	1,503
1978	2,440
1979	507
1980	1,527
1981	951
1982	835
1983	924
1984	989
1985	1,099
1986	958
1987	733
1988	581
1989	1,426
1990	847
1991	918
1992	689
1993	957
1994	1,178
1995	764
1996	949
1997	1,194
1998	1,348
1999	530
2000	1,056
2001	513
2002	735
2003	862
2004	1,172
2005	2,056
2006	2,166
2007	1,042
2008	924
2009	1,593
2010	1,951
2011	968
2012	724
2013	1,403
2014	404
2015	1,125
2016	594
2017	677
2018	747
2019	623
2020	942
2021	362
2022	682
2023	909
2024	426
2025	986

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Data for records on 1982-12-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	628
20 to 40	77
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	3