Weather Records on 15 December 1982

831 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1982. Highest significance: Sunnyside, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 1982

On 15 December 1982, 831 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 803 daily.
Sunnyside set a monthly record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 15 December 1982.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

831 stations

831 station records on 15 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sunnyside	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Cane Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ronneby-Bredakra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Singeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cotton Valley 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hemsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolmen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Langhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fagered	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skillingaryd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Komstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olofstrom	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lagrange	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

831 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 517, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 15 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	517
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 15 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 803.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

739 broken records

Margins by which the 739 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1982

Top 20 records on 15 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1982	Sunnyside, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1982	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	114 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Grand Cane Fire Twr, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Havraryd_D, SE	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Wishek, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Angoon Pwr, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Mansfield 4 NW, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Brownsville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Sheaville 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Ronneby-Bredakra, SE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Singeshult, SE	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Cotton Valley 5 NNW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Hemsjo, SE	monthly rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	Bolmen, SE	monthly rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1982	La Ringo, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	40 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

1793 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 831 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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	710
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1