Weather Records on 16 December 1982

1,208 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1982. Highest significance: Karlsruhe, DE.

Key Facts for 16 December 1982

On 16 December 1982, 1,208 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
461 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,175 daily.
Karlsruhe set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 16 December 1982.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,208 stations

1,208 station records on 16 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Knittlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Metzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt/Aisch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Falls 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisheim-Neuhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbronn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lenningen-Schopfloch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wornitz-Bottenweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freudenstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ukmerge	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buhlertal	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anhembi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murrhardt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Obersulm-Willsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weinsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nagold	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niederstotzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,208 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 222, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 663, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 16 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	222
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	663
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 16 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 1,175.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,074 broken records

Margins by which the 1,074 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

16 December 1982

Top 20 records on 16 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1982	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1982	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1982	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1982	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1982	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1982	Baden-Baden-Geroldsau, DE	monthly rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1982	Knittlingen, DE	monthly rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1982	Gollhofen, DE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1982	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1982	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1982	Eppingen, DE	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1982	Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach, DE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1982	Metzingen, DE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1982	Pforzheim-Eutingen, DE	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1982	Aracatuba, BR	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1982	Neustadt/Aisch, DE	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1982	Butte Falls 1 SE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1982	Kaisheim-Neuhof, DE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1982	Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld, DE	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1982	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	51 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 1,208 records.

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

Records on 12-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1808	1
1810	1
1814	2
1815	2
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1846	3
1852	1
1853	1
1859	3
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	7
1897	4
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	17
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	5
1907	30
1908	11
1909	5
1910	38
1911	26
1912	31
1913	12
1914	26
1915	55
1916	31
1917	60
1918	33
1919	52
1920	61
1921	35
1922	62
1923	205
1924	347
1925	93
1926	130
1927	218
1928	338
1929	383
1930	398
1931	168
1932	880
1933	716
1934	163
1935	71
1936	429
1937	351
1938	142
1939	1,014
1940	633
1941	348
1942	550
1943	491
1944	189
1945	478
1946	357
1947	506
1948	775
1949	132
1950	272
1951	987
1952	349
1953	265
1954	305
1955	325
1956	650
1957	478
1958	497
1959	605
1960	393
1961	858
1962	859
1963	484
1964	639
1965	576
1966	417
1967	886
1968	557
1969	205
1970	726
1971	1,540
1972	1,020
1973	823
1974	546
1975	493
1976	526
1977	950
1978	532
1979	528
1980	1,322
1981	1,498
1982	1,208
1983	1,156
1984	1,944
1985	983
1986	485
1987	1,377
1988	605
1989	3,181
1990	753
1991	659
1992	1,408
1993	676
1994	698
1995	714
1996	797
1997	1,260
1998	698
1999	821
2000	1,160
2001	1,197
2002	990
2003	679
2004	510
2005	1,073
2006	1,020
2007	1,301
2008	2,049
2009	1,032
2010	1,585
2011	777
2012	912
2013	762
2014	465
2015	925
2016	1,588
2017	349
2018	624
2019	786
2020	415
2021	1,485
2022	836
2023	841
2024	755
2025	1,820

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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	1,062
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1