Weather Records on 20 December 1982

712 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1982. Highest significance: Libby 1 NE Rs, US.

Key Facts for 20 December 1982

On 20 December 1982, 712 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 684 daily.
Libby 1 NE Rs set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 20 December 1982.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

712 stations

712 station records on 20 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Redmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corndale (Willow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Konigstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Engenheiro Maia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aguas da Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Santa Maria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biedenkopf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montmorillon	France	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maravatio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea Point 1133	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pirapitingui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

712 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 20 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 20 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 684.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

633 broken records

Margins by which the 633 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1982

Top 20 records on 20 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1982	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Redmont, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Corndale (Willow Vale), AU	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Schierke, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Konigstuhl, DE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Uman, UA	daily high min	6.6 C (43.9 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Ribeira, BR	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Porthill, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Federal Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Atyrau, KZ	daily high min	2.3 C (36.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Irkutsk, RU	daily high min	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Lawrenceville 3 E, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Alderley, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Engenheiro Maia, BR	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Orenburg, RU	daily high min	0.1 C (32.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1982	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	86 years	34 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 712 records.

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

Records on 12-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	2
1808	1
1815	1
1828	1
1837	1
1846	1
1855	8
1858	1
1860	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1874	3
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	4
1885	1
1886	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1894	2
1895	8
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	7
1901	8
1902	14
1903	17
1904	9
1905	5
1906	5
1907	11
1908	5
1909	22
1910	17
1911	24
1912	27
1913	7
1914	43
1915	18
1916	45
1917	33
1918	18
1919	25
1920	22
1921	101
1922	88
1923	215
1924	332
1925	96
1926	163
1927	200
1928	93
1929	256
1930	67
1931	536
1932	170
1933	492
1934	265
1935	152
1936	416
1937	181
1938	240
1939	308
1940	965
1941	633
1942	817
1943	193
1944	340
1945	430
1946	327
1947	385
1948	345
1949	1,141
1950	758
1951	926
1952	394
1953	385
1954	416
1955	726
1956	471
1957	1,354
1958	382
1959	142
1960	354
1961	369
1962	475
1963	875
1964	499
1965	353
1966	555
1967	1,370
1968	482
1969	514
1970	518
1971	441
1972	448
1973	1,184
1974	328
1975	610
1976	382
1977	484
1978	910
1979	600
1980	667
1981	1,681
1982	712
1983	2,995
1984	1,411
1985	1,035
1986	321
1987	1,179
1988	760
1989	1,812
1990	1,885
1991	1,172
1992	1,134
1993	1,266
1994	813
1995	1,128
1996	1,448
1997	651
1998	1,110
1999	938
2000	1,150
2001	523
2002	943
2003	1,315
2004	836
2005	515
2006	1,387
2007	986
2008	1,356
2009	1,502
2010	2,055
2011	846
2012	1,131
2013	584
2014	524
2015	1,238
2016	603
2017	688
2018	592
2019	731
2020	554
2021	442
2022	567
2023	1,242
2024	897
2025	1,166

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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	566
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	5