Weather Records on 27 December 1982

1,449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1982. Highest significance: Melville, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 1982

On 27 December 1982, 1,449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
543 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,392 daily.
Melville set a daily record precipitation of 160.3 mm (6.3 in) on 27 December 1982.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

1,449 stations

1,449 station records on 27 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stockville	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Owensboro Trtmt Plt E	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vermilion Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spearsville Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longville	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Towrana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keo	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Varzea da Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,449 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 299, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 549, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 98.

Records on 27 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	299
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	549
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	98

Records on 27 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 48, daily 1,392.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,240 broken records

Margins by which the 1,240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1982

Top 20 records on 27 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1982	Melville, US	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1982	Simmesport, US	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1982	Stockville, US	all-time snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1982	Mora, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1982	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1982	Bon Wier, US	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1982	Owensboro Trtmt Plt E, US	monthly rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1982	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1982	Kassler, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1982	Mora, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1982	Stockville, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1982	Wauneta, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1982	Oberlin, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1982	Crowley 2 NE, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1982	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1982	Walsenburg 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1982	Lamoni, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1982	Sharon Springs, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1982	De Ridder, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1982	Vermilion Lock, US	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	153.6 mm (6.0 in)	32 years	52 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 1,449 records.

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

Records on 12-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1810	1
1839	2
1845	1
1849	1
1860	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	3
1875	1
1876	2
1881	1
1882	2
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1894	6
1896	5
1897	6
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	6
1903	12
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	38
1908	3
1909	25
1910	13
1911	12
1912	51
1913	24
1914	44
1915	42
1916	43
1917	67
1918	42
1919	188
1920	148
1921	336
1922	37
1923	292
1924	340
1925	509
1926	208
1927	175
1928	282
1929	394
1930	142
1931	314
1932	219
1933	474
1934	199
1935	706
1936	972
1937	241
1938	396
1939	429
1940	526
1941	204
1942	880
1943	246
1944	274
1945	406
1946	878
1947	356
1948	445
1949	730
1950	481
1951	266
1952	118
1953	241
1954	511
1955	533
1956	628
1957	316
1958	425
1959	1,114
1960	385
1961	217
1962	490
1963	243
1964	897
1965	473
1966	715
1967	817
1968	993
1969	778
1970	352
1971	1,207
1972	401
1973	819
1974	782
1975	622
1976	613
1977	815
1978	775
1979	578
1980	1,778
1981	832
1982	1,449
1983	2,382
1984	814
1985	821
1986	484
1987	2,166
1988	1,855
1989	925
1990	880
1991	477
1992	500
1993	1,329
1994	1,122
1995	1,317
1996	1,758
1997	850
1998	924
1999	867
2000	1,392
2001	642
2002	944
2003	1,242
2004	853
2005	913
2006	965
2007	838
2008	1,708
2009	1,005
2010	1,851
2011	1,094
2012	1,118
2013	506
2014	482
2015	2,877
2016	884
2017	1,415
2018	1,039
2019	558
2020	402
2021	1,532
2022	1,025
2023	750
2024	680
2025	1,100

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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 100	1,192
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1