Weather Records on 18 December 1982

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1982. Highest significance: Mulga Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 18 December 1982

On 18 December 1982, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 519 daily.
Mulga Downs set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 18 December 1982.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 18 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Duarte (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Litang	China	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elista	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Coolah Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malad City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnij_Baskuncak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrov Gaj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Alegre de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lame Deer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laoag	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valujki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cimljansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 18 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 18 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1982

Top 20 records on 18 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1982	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1982	Biser, RU	daily high min	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1982	Manuel Duarte (Pcd), BR	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1982	Arad, RO	daily high max	15.8 C (60.4 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1982	Cameron Lake, CA	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1982	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	95 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1982	Sable Island, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1982	Kustanai, KZ	monthly high max	3.5 C (38.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1982	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily high max	13.7 C (56.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	80 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1982	Aktobe, KZ	daily high max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1982	Academy 2NE, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1982	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1982	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1982	Kazan, RU	daily high min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1982	Paisley, GB	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1982	Ojai, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1982	Litang, CN	all-time low max	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1982	Dolinsk, RU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1982	Elista, RU	daily high max	15.4 C (59.7 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1982	Akron 4 E, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

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 537 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	435
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1