Weather Records on 17 December 1982

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1982. Highest significance: Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern, DE.

Key Facts for 17 December 1982

On 17 December 1982, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 566 daily.
Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 17 December 1982.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 17 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Falls 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buncom 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda N.S.Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mullheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urupes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Slavsko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balsamo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Cooper Dr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potirendaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Partoun	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parapua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Offenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kinuso Rs	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingen/Donau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chernivtsi	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 17 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 17 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 566.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1982

Top 20 records on 17 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1982	Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern, DE	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Butte Falls 1 SE, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Buncom 1 NNE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Fazenda N.S.Aparecida, BR	daily rain	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Schallstadt-Mengen, DE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Mullheim, DE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Uberlingen/Bodensee, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Urupes, BR	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Slavsko, UA	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Middletown 4 W, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Balsamo, BR	daily rain	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Lahr, DE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Yreka, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Farmington, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	N Stratford, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1982	Emerson, CA	daily high min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	36 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 569 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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 20	437
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1