Weather Records on 12 December 1982

867 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1982. Highest significance: Princeton, US.

Key Facts for 12 December 1982

On 12 December 1982, 867 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 838 daily.
Princeton set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 12 December 1982.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

867 stations

867 station records on 12 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Speedwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brookneal	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Beicht	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Timberville 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

867 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 375, Heaviest daily snowfall 181, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 12 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	181
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 12 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 838.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

745 broken records

Margins by which the 745 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

12 December 1982

Top 20 records on 12 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1982	Princeton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1982	Manchester 4 W, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1982	Angoon Pwr, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Speedwell, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Moroleon, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Plant City, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Culpeper, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Jeremiah 1 S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Hatchville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Concord 4 SSW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Pearisburg 4 SSE, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Stillmore, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Farmville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Brighton Dam, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Water Valley, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1982	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	45 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 867 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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	614
50 to 100	70
100 to 150	41
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	5