Weather Records on 14 December 1982

496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1982. Highest significance: Sheaville 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 1982

On 14 December 1982, 496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 488 daily.
Sheaville 1 SE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 14 December 1982.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

496 stations

496 station records on 14 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandspit A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guaicurus (Particular)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
O O Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santa Cecilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Alotepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown 11 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

496 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 14 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 14 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1982

Top 20 records on 14 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1982	Sheaville 1 SE, US	all-time rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Angoon Pwr, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Sandspit A, CA	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Beulah, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Sidney, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	New Berlin, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 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)
14 December 1982	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Wytheville, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Mascota (Dge), MX	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Newton, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Edgartown, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Staunton Wtp, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily high min	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Greenfield, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Farmington, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Farleigh Railway Station, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1982	Guaicurus (Particular), BR	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	35 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 496 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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	379
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1