Weather Records on 10 December 1982

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1982. Highest significance: Rio Grande City, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 1982

On 10 December 1982, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
277 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 734 daily.
Rio Grande City set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 10 December 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 10 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dungen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Signal	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Cecilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas (Bisbee) Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harb	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkakra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolmen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Borrego Desert Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bergvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stora_Segerstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hickman	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 10 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 10 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 734.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1982

Top 20 records on 10 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1982	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1982	Apslawn, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 December 1982	Plains, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	Alpine, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	Winston, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	Candelaria, US	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	194 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	Toms River, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	Huntingdon, CA	daily low min	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	Dungen, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	Lifton Pumping STN, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	White Signal, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	Orogrande, US	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	Harlingen, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	Fazenda Santa Cecilia, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	Encinal, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	Douglas (Bisbee) Intl AP, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1982	Harb, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1982	Sidsjo, SE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 748 records.

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

Records on 12-10 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1812	2
1815	1
1816	1
1825	2
1841	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	2
1855	1
1856	1
1860	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1878	3
1879	10
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	1
1889	1
1891	17
1893	2
1894	2
1895	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	15
1905	18
1906	15
1907	29
1908	11
1909	16
1910	47
1911	35
1912	23
1913	21
1914	35
1915	123
1916	89
1917	76
1918	30
1919	80
1920	186
1921	52
1922	157
1923	121
1924	64
1925	83
1926	106
1927	202
1928	131
1929	250
1930	141
1931	318
1932	511
1933	265
1934	331
1935	194
1936	178
1937	449
1938	272
1939	924
1940	163
1941	249
1942	282
1943	504
1944	431
1945	193
1946	1,073
1947	378
1948	174
1949	536
1950	336
1951	582
1952	633
1953	408
1954	336
1955	385
1956	455
1957	449
1958	751
1959	205
1960	390
1961	878
1962	405
1963	511
1964	447
1965	843
1966	991
1967	829
1968	576
1969	423
1970	1,338
1971	1,646
1972	1,858
1973	453
1974	372
1975	688
1976	376
1977	1,370
1978	1,299
1979	1,378
1980	531
1981	1,035
1982	748
1983	685
1984	605
1985	1,421
1986	601
1987	803
1988	599
1989	787
1990	935
1991	940
1992	795
1993	754
1994	940
1995	1,758
1996	1,193
1997	1,198
1998	709
1999	568
2000	882
2001	460
2002	1,030
2003	1,086
2004	1,247
2005	833
2006	998
2007	1,202
2008	1,083
2009	1,354
2010	1,424
2011	362
2012	825
2013	1,010
2014	602
2015	1,166
2016	858
2017	719
2018	500
2019	572
2020	567
2021	934
2022	570
2023	926
2024	477
2025	1,969

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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	635
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1