Weather Records on 21 December 1982

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1982. Highest significance: Le Roy, US.

Key Facts for 21 December 1982

On 21 December 1982, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 689 daily.
Le Roy set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 21 December 1982.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 21 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Borkum-Suderstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schiermonnikoog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mongagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Challenge Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hopedale (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.3 cm (8.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Andira Anell/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Dos Moreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 21 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 21 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 689.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1982

Top 20 records on 21 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1982	Le Roy, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Bolivar, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Forshult, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Borkum-Suderstrasse, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Benalla, AU	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Wellpinit, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Schiermonnikoog, NL	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Ponte Do Souza, BR	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Sherman, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Merced, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Fairfield Rs, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Anta, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Caron, CA	daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	9.8 cm (3.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Placerville, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Arundel, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Berkeley, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1982	Sonora, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	38 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 702 records.

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

Records on 12-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1799	1
1801	2
1808	3
1825	1
1828	1
1839	1
1846	1
1850	1
1855	7
1859	1
1860	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	4
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1900	8
1901	15
1902	5
1903	25
1904	3
1905	15
1906	15
1907	17
1908	19
1909	20
1910	29
1911	36
1912	23
1913	11
1914	107
1915	43
1916	40
1917	18
1918	41
1919	57
1920	30
1921	104
1922	34
1923	323
1924	377
1925	120
1926	178
1927	147
1928	70
1929	156
1930	66
1931	556
1932	150
1933	581
1934	230
1935	398
1936	323
1937	189
1938	145
1939	140
1940	622
1941	651
1942	968
1943	148
1944	762
1945	396
1946	495
1947	700
1948	297
1949	1,281
1950	504
1951	1,061
1952	197
1953	256
1954	444
1955	888
1956	672
1957	846
1958	516
1959	272
1960	585
1961	254
1962	563
1963	1,137
1964	613
1965	247
1966	400
1967	1,923
1968	818
1969	828
1970	547
1971	680
1972	651
1973	1,292
1974	374
1975	548
1976	446
1977	470
1978	517
1979	558
1980	726
1981	1,476
1982	702
1983	3,324
1984	1,012
1985	979
1986	404
1987	775
1988	717
1989	3,203
1990	2,701
1991	1,125
1992	751
1993	967
1994	793
1995	878
1996	1,114
1997	810
1998	1,142
1999	851
2000	944
2001	650
2002	579
2003	1,103
2004	675
2005	606
2006	1,443
2007	946
2008	1,062
2009	1,097
2010	2,039
2011	653
2012	759
2013	1,029
2014	878
2015	1,173
2016	543
2017	459
2018	742
2019	755
2020	965
2021	323
2022	528
2023	1,170
2024	778
2025	1,099

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	589
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3