Weather Records on 22 December 1982

637 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1982. Highest significance: Cheboygan, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1982

On 22 December 1982, 637 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 623 daily.
Cheboygan set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 22 December 1982.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

637 stations

637 station records on 22 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Madden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Knin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hilts Slash Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balch Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Panoche 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos Arburua Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lac la Ronge	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Callahan	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
South Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baependi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Margarita Boost	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iepe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Santa Rosa de la Mis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

637 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 22 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 22 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1982

Top 20 records on 22 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1982	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1982	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1982	Priest Valley, US	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Mount Madden, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Knin, HR	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Huntington Lake, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Paso Robles Muni AP, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Monterey, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Paisley, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Hilts Slash Disposal, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Allegany Sp, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Balch Pwr House, US	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Atyrau, KZ	daily high max	6.9 C (44.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Lemon Cove, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Auberry 2 NW, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Tulelake, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1982	Bishop AP, US	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	73 years	40 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 637 records.

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

Records on 12-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1804	1
1808	3
1824	1
1825	1
1844	1
1846	1
1855	6
1857	2
1859	1
1860	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	1
1875	5
1877	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	1
1886	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	7
1902	9
1903	11
1904	3
1905	6
1906	13
1907	8
1908	29
1909	32
1910	28
1911	31
1912	37
1913	29
1914	159
1915	58
1916	62
1917	12
1918	64
1919	23
1920	36
1921	196
1922	29
1923	267
1924	396
1925	135
1926	188
1927	101
1928	114
1929	285
1930	97
1931	723
1932	219
1933	729
1934	119
1935	536
1936	274
1937	301
1938	248
1939	143
1940	436
1941	850
1942	812
1943	237
1944	624
1945	700
1946	264
1947	445
1948	378
1949	1,063
1950	428
1951	536
1952	447
1953	350
1954	510
1955	1,041
1956	878
1957	425
1958	544
1959	274
1960	1,353
1961	215
1962	521
1963	1,305
1964	1,184
1965	343
1966	279
1967	1,252
1968	1,478
1969	917
1970	984
1971	621
1972	719
1973	1,055
1974	498
1975	647
1976	605
1977	493
1978	363
1979	731
1980	580
1981	1,099
1982	637
1983	4,061
1984	794
1985	867
1986	523
1987	815
1988	699
1989	4,643
1990	3,228
1991	1,034
1992	522
1993	1,087
1994	920
1995	1,130
1996	939
1997	866
1998	1,106
1999	939
2000	925
2001	491
2002	652
2003	1,046
2004	899
2005	880
2006	1,390
2007	1,478
2008	1,000
2009	992
2010	1,632
2011	779
2012	837
2013	1,867
2014	915
2015	1,562
2016	550
2017	488
2018	514
2019	763
2020	948
2021	293
2022	1,047
2023	893
2024	477
2025	1,417

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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 50	492
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2