Weather Records on 24 December 1982

1,699 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1982. Highest significance: Boulder, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 1982

On 24 December 1982, 1,699 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,000 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,651 daily.
Boulder set a daily record snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 24 December 1982.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

1,699 stations

1,699 station records on 24 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kihei 311	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	59.9 cm (23.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.7 cm (24.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glenrock 14 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Puunene 396	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckelsville 400	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne City 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlins AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville Siu Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheenboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,699 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 318, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 682, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 450, Heaviest daily snowfall 112, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 24 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	318
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	682
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	450
Heaviest daily snowfall	112
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 24 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 44, daily 1,651.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,427 broken records

Margins by which the 1,427 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1982

Top 20 records on 24 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1982	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	Kassler, US	monthly snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	63 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	Parker 6 E, US	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	Boulder, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	Kihei 311, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	Oberlin, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	Denver-Stapleton, US	all-time snowfall	59.9 cm (23.6 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	25 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	John Martin Dam, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	Casper-Natrona Co AP, US	all-time snowfall	61.7 cm (24.3 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	9 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	Parker 6 E, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	Greenville 6 N, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	Glenrock 14 SSE, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	Mammoth Spring, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	Fulton, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1982	Denver-Stapleton, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1982	Laramie AP, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1982	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1982	Walden, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	54 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 1,699 records.

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

Records on 12-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	2
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1852	1
1857	1
1864	2
1870	4
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1889	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1898	9
1899	1
1900	2
1901	9
1902	3
1903	5
1904	9
1905	7
1906	26
1907	12
1908	2
1909	68
1910	38
1911	13
1912	33
1913	29
1914	59
1915	51
1916	24
1917	25
1918	95
1919	200
1920	43
1921	142
1922	82
1923	118
1924	369
1925	100
1926	126
1927	81
1928	167
1929	237
1930	95
1931	1,045
1932	849
1933	478
1934	178
1935	225
1936	420
1937	202
1938	157
1939	178
1940	575
1941	589
1942	519
1943	637
1944	300
1945	546
1946	245
1947	370
1948	756
1949	220
1950	633
1951	525
1952	277
1953	512
1954	231
1955	1,334
1956	295
1957	469
1958	205
1959	339
1960	638
1961	415
1962	741
1963	1,191
1964	1,725
1965	766
1966	662
1967	663
1968	946
1969	865
1970	741
1971	543
1972	282
1973	641
1974	793
1975	695
1976	581
1977	952
1978	532
1979	1,100
1980	856
1981	770
1982	1,699
1983	5,032
1984	568
1985	685
1986	736
1987	1,329
1988	712
1989	2,589
1990	2,228
1991	663
1992	464
1993	577
1994	959
1995	1,285
1996	1,287
1997	1,152
1998	916
1999	1,134
2000	707
2001	744
2002	1,056
2003	779
2004	1,099
2005	1,158
2006	925
2007	533
2008	727
2009	1,663
2010	1,316
2011	504
2012	818
2013	866
2014	910
2015	2,438
2016	593
2017	510
2018	208
2019	565
2020	395
2021	1,012
2022	1,334
2023	1,347
2024	467
2025	2,206

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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 50	1,339
50 to 100	58
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1