Weather Records on 11 December 1982

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1982. Highest significance: Hot Springs, US.

Key Facts for 11 December 1982

On 11 December 1982, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 646 daily.
Hot Springs set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 11 December 1982.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 11 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orlandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lay Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wadley	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dover Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weyburn	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Moma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Autaugaville 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 294, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 11 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 11 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 646.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 175.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1982

Top 20 records on 11 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1982	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Barao de Antonina, BR	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp, BR	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Decatur, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Orlandia, BR	daily rain	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Uniontown, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Columbus Metro AP, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Lay Dam, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 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)
11 December 1982	Calera, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Putnam, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Mitchell Dam, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Montevallo, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Morgan 1 W, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1982	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1982	Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	34 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 657 records.

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

Records on 12-11 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1808	2
1815	2
1825	2
1841	1
1852	1
1855	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	4
1872	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1880	2
1882	3
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1897	2
1898	14
1899	5
1900	4
1901	5
1902	6
1903	2
1904	28
1905	15
1906	12
1907	30
1908	18
1909	7
1910	31
1911	49
1912	36
1913	8
1914	13
1915	93
1916	55
1917	103
1918	32
1919	40
1920	58
1921	49
1922	143
1923	88
1924	84
1925	81
1926	77
1927	232
1928	111
1929	345
1930	72
1931	762
1932	696
1933	260
1934	480
1935	290
1936	357
1937	839
1938	231
1939	626
1940	302
1941	353
1942	263
1943	196
1944	407
1945	234
1946	717
1947	342
1948	153
1949	1,201
1950	463
1951	261
1952	923
1953	157
1954	492
1955	312
1956	300
1957	517
1958	985
1959	322
1960	746
1961	1,300
1962	723
1963	604
1964	542
1965	1,216
1966	525
1967	945
1968	543
1969	587
1970	617
1971	900
1972	1,514
1973	334
1974	313
1975	454
1976	380
1977	1,182
1978	678
1979	847
1980	522
1981	949
1982	657
1983	971
1984	1,013
1985	1,471
1986	561
1987	639
1988	850
1989	584
1990	747
1991	1,102
1992	1,357
1993	749
1994	1,243
1995	1,837
1996	1,307
1997	1,203
1998	1,012
1999	769
2000	1,584
2001	626
2002	1,139
2003	646
2004	1,166
2005	816
2006	858
2007	1,613
2008	1,312
2009	1,091
2010	1,284
2011	416
2012	618
2013	737
2014	893
2015	1,183
2016	489
2017	670
2018	353
2019	442
2020	517
2021	1,175
2022	679
2023	814
2024	539
2025	1,691

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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 25	491
25 to 50	46
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	4