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The floor board holes are different between the 82A and 82B cabs.
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This true but more accurately said between the 1928-29 style bodies and the 30-31 bodies.
The reason for the "May" date range is that the 82A body "continued on" into partial 1930 model year, taking on attributes of the 30-31 style as it transitioned. Such as the flatter 30-31 steering wheel, 1930 style gas cap on a 28-29 style tank, and possibly even wheels and front bumpers from the newer style.
Earlier floorboards TEND to be the "Linderman Construction" made up of dovetailed pieces of hardwood. Later floorboards tend to be plywood.
Good write up of Floorboard attributes in volume 6 "How To Restore Your Model A" by Restorer Magazine p. 36 The Ford drawing A-35131-D they show indicates 1' - 2-7/16" for the distance in question and the drawing is revision 16282 dated 6-2-30 - which SHOULD be the later version floorboard.
More or less confirmed at Neil Mylar's article at
https://aafordscom.ipage.com/aafords-pdf/body-floor-boards.pdf
Fractional notation dimensional tolerances are very frequently +- 1/16 inch.
Joe K