Weather Records on 4 December 1982

2,138 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1982. Highest significance: Clinton Forestry HQ, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1982

On 4 December 1982, 2,138 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,570 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 366 monthly and 1,770 daily.
Clinton Forestry HQ set a monthly record daily precipitation of 216.9 mm (8.5 in) on 4 December 1982.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 4 December 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	216.9 mm (8.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kentwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warragai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg Disposal Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oaknolia 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gulfport Naval Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sumrall	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vance 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne City 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bogalusa	United States	Record daily precipitation	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Twr 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dancy	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,138 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 685, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 885, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 409, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 4 December 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	685
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	885
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	409
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 4 December 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 366, daily 1,770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,821 broken records

Margins by which the 1,821 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1982

Top 20 records on 4 December 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1982	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	monthly rain	216.9 mm (8.5 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	80 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1982	Amite, US	daily rain	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1982	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1982	Tallulah, US	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1982	Thornlea, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1982	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1982	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1982	Greenville 6 N, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1982	Moorhead, US	monthly rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1982	Kentwood, US	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1982	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1982	Pine Grove Fire Twr, US	monthly rain	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1982	Warragai, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1982	Abbeville, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1982	Okolona, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1982	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1982	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1982	New Orleans D P S 5, US	monthly rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1982	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1982	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	57 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

1796 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1982. 1982 had 2,138 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	1,754
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1