Weather Records on 13 December 1982

740 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1982. Highest significance: Leyburn Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1982

On 13 December 1982, 740 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 254 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 712 daily.
Leyburn Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 88.0 mm (3.5 in) on 13 December 1982.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

740 stations

740 station records on 13 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Broadacres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Royal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de la Yesca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woolwine 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Urepetiro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altavista	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Engenheiro Hermilo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

740 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 13 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 13 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 712.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

606 broken records

Margins by which the 606 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

13 December 1982

Top 20 records on 13 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1982	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1982	Broadacres, AU	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	Glen Royal, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	Nephi, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	Edgartown, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	Joplin, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	Paso de la Yesca, MX	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	Huntingdon, CA	daily low min	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	Ville Marie, CA	daily snowfall	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	Moroleon, MX	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	Rocky Mt, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 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)
13 December 1982	Saint Maries, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	Woolwine 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	Urepetiro, MX	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	Solomons, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	Brockton, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1982	Kazan, RU	monthly high max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	65 years	37 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 740 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	486
2024	296
2025	1,343

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	540
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1