Weather Records on 29 December 1982

1,565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1982. Highest significance: Farmington 3NW, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1982

On 29 December 1982, 1,565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
826 were record highs and 370 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,518 daily.
Farmington 3NW set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 29 December 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,565 stations

1,565 station records on 29 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wauneta	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Launiupoko Intake 376	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cipo de Leite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,565 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 528, Lowest daily maximum 243, Highest daily minimum 298, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 102.

Records on 29 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	528
Lowest daily maximum	243
Highest daily minimum	298
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	102

Records on 29 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 44, daily 1,518.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,298 broken records

Margins by which the 1,298 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

29 December 1982

Top 20 records on 29 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1982	Farmington 3NW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1982	Wauneta, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Kassler, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Lewiston, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Launiupoko Intake 376, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Cipo de Leite, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Arcade, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Cavendish, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Woodstock, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Denver-Stapleton, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Middletown 4 W, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Warren, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Casper-Natrona Co AP, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Cordele, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Franklinville, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1982	Gladwin, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	85 years	45 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

1799 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1982. 1982 had 1,565 records.

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

Records on 12-29 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1810	1
1824	1
1829	1
1839	2
1853	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	6
1881	4
1882	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	7
1891	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	1
1897	8
1898	7
1899	4
1900	1
1901	18
1902	8
1903	10
1904	16
1905	19
1906	14
1907	10
1908	21
1909	18
1910	7
1911	6
1912	52
1913	12
1914	46
1915	47
1916	69
1917	145
1918	33
1919	157
1920	68
1921	60
1922	42
1923	126
1924	119
1925	209
1926	117
1927	350
1928	93
1929	262
1930	96
1931	363
1932	192
1933	479
1934	406
1935	392
1936	552
1937	280
1938	178
1939	272
1940	648
1941	110
1942	458
1943	232
1944	226
1945	497
1946	1,122
1947	310
1948	711
1949	217
1950	286
1951	571
1952	156
1953	205
1954	955
1955	373
1956	563
1957	527
1958	442
1959	251
1960	404
1961	525
1962	754
1963	285
1964	533
1965	634
1966	719
1967	867
1968	1,028
1969	964
1970	694
1971	660
1972	1,001
1973	674
1974	719
1975	646
1976	748
1977	656
1978	1,349
1979	830
1980	959
1981	713
1982	1,565
1983	2,576
1984	2,687
1985	551
1986	752
1987	1,484
1988	1,082
1989	633
1990	1,861
1991	630
1992	1,099
1993	905
1994	965
1995	1,202
1996	2,213
1997	1,114
1998	783
1999	1,207
2000	1,677
2001	599
2002	959
2003	951
2004	909
2005	858
2006	1,219
2007	1,046
2008	753
2009	1,027
2010	1,308
2011	748
2012	805
2013	714
2014	506
2015	1,440
2016	620
2017	1,559
2018	440
2019	1,471
2020	504
2021	1,098
2022	516
2023	900
2024	931
2025	637

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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	1,249
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1