diff --git a/lib/textParsers.js b/lib/textParsers.js
index fac7fdb3..f4e35dc5 100644
--- a/lib/textParsers.js
+++ b/lib/textParsers.js
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@ var parseDate = function(isoDate) {
   var match = dateMatcher.exec(isoDate);
   //could not parse date
   if(!match) {
-    return null;
+    dateMatcher = /^(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})$/;
+    match = dateMatcher.test(isoDate);
+    if(!match) {
+      return null;
+    } else {
+      //it is a date in YYYY-MM-DD format
+      return new Date(isoDate);
+    }
   }
   var year = match[1];
   var month = parseInt(match[2],10)-1;
@@ -137,6 +144,7 @@ var init = function(register) {
     register(700, parseFloat);
     register(701, parseFloat);
     register(16, parseBool);
+    register(1082, parseDate);
     register(1114, parseDate);
     register(1184, parseDate);
     register(1005, parseIntegerArray); // _int2