Weather Records on 25 December 1982

2,327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1982. Highest significance: Byers 5 ENE, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1982

On 25 December 1982, 2,327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,346 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 92 monthly and 2,230 daily.
Byers 5 ENE set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 25 December 1982.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 25 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winside	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Croix Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenrock 14 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,327 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 639, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 707, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 661, Heaviest daily snowfall 125, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 25 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	639
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	707
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	661
Heaviest daily snowfall	125
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 25 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 92, daily 2,230.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,059 broken records

Margins by which the 2,059 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1982

Top 20 records on 25 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1982	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	87 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1982	Hastings Dam 2, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1982	Corning, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1982	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1982	Chambers, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1982	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1982	Brewster, US	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1982	Kassler, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1982	Akron Washington Co AP, US	all-time snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	10 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1982	Stanton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1982	Maple Plain, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1982	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1982	Akron Washington Co AP, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1982	Bastrop, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1982	Farmington 3NW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1982	Longmont 2 ESE, US	monthly snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1982	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1982	Doniphan, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1982	Cheesman, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1982	Otis 11 NE, US	monthly rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	39 years	20 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 2,327 records.

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

Records on 12-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1806	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1864	1
1870	2
1872	4
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1888	2
1889	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	13
1902	18
1903	6
1904	16
1905	2
1906	34
1907	5
1908	3
1909	53
1910	20
1911	26
1912	93
1913	45
1914	99
1915	69
1916	43
1917	46
1918	56
1919	299
1920	50
1921	91
1922	136
1923	233
1924	500
1925	70
1926	182
1927	94
1928	147
1929	195
1930	376
1931	603
1932	845
1933	507
1934	213
1935	540
1936	693
1937	158
1938	185
1939	295
1940	514
1941	461
1942	631
1943	310
1944	404
1945	838
1946	486
1947	651
1948	584
1949	161
1950	700
1951	432
1952	214
1953	259
1954	205
1955	880
1956	304
1957	633
1958	364
1959	624
1960	289
1961	484
1962	954
1963	669
1964	1,553
1965	547
1966	851
1967	486
1968	811
1969	643
1970	417
1971	974
1972	368
1973	639
1974	776
1975	844
1976	350
1977	778
1978	989
1979	679
1980	2,342
1981	811
1982	2,327
1983	5,697
1984	620
1985	712
1986	625
1987	2,053
1988	759
1989	1,118
1990	1,075
1991	793
1992	535
1993	680
1994	1,029
1995	1,658
1996	1,562
1997	1,348
1998	768
1999	995
2000	902
2001	515
2002	960
2003	561
2004	881
2005	913
2006	799
2007	498
2008	768
2009	2,123
2010	1,473
2011	688
2012	657
2013	779
2014	684
2015	2,149
2016	986
2017	485
2018	193
2019	599
2020	623
2021	1,190
2022	1,128
2023	1,641
2024	408
2025	2,222

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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	1,941
50 to 100	73
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	3