Weather Records on 3 January 1992

1,200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1992. Highest significance: Las Pocitas, MX.

Key Facts for 3 January 1992

On 3 January 1992, 1,200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
822 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 116 monthly and 1,081 daily.
Las Pocitas set an all-time record daily precipitation of 169.9 mm (6.7 in) on 3 January 1992.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,200 stations

1,200 station records on 3 January 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valga	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern - ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield Mercer Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saudades	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ndjamena	Chad	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Abreojos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stora_Segerstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,200 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 248, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 574, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 3 January 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	248
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	574
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 3 January 1992 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 116, daily 1,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

997 broken records

Margins by which the 997 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1992

Top 20 records on 3 January 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1992	Las Pocitas, MX	all-time rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1992	Boras, SE	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1992	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1992	Cherry Point MCAS, US	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	Mulege, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	Valga, EE	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	Alingsas_D, SE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	Stockholm, SE	daily high max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	Rocky Mt 8 ESE, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	Keflavik, IS	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	New Bern - ASOS, US	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	Morehead City 2 WNW, US	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	Falmouth, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	Bedford, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	Skogsforsen, SE	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	Grandfather Mtn, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	Bluefield Mercer Co AP, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	Marquette, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1992	Qinzhou, CN	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	41 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

1794 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1992. 1992 had 1,200 records.

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

Records on 01-03 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1798	1
1800	1
1823	2
1825	1
1830	2
1839	1
1848	1
1853	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	1
1867	2
1868	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	4
1887	5
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	3
1899	2
1900	15
1901	4
1902	15
1903	17
1904	51
1905	12
1906	13
1907	26
1908	8
1909	11
1910	23
1911	40
1912	26
1913	83
1914	33
1915	29
1916	60
1917	52
1918	80
1919	54
1920	31
1921	139
1922	80
1923	46
1924	222
1925	139
1926	268
1927	235
1928	412
1929	58
1930	160
1931	100
1932	167
1933	160
1934	208
1935	249
1936	404
1937	291
1938	139
1939	498
1940	312
1941	595
1942	505
1943	508
1944	361
1945	148
1946	171
1947	662
1948	462
1949	910
1950	2,025
1951	459
1952	587
1953	241
1954	370
1955	443
1956	188
1957	177
1958	326
1959	861
1960	431
1961	543
1962	802
1963	494
1964	513
1965	492
1966	885
1967	247
1968	582
1969	516
1970	749
1971	1,280
1972	313
1973	623
1974	1,010
1975	710
1976	524
1977	790
1978	745
1979	2,417
1980	470
1981	1,401
1982	1,380
1983	921
1984	983
1985	739
1986	676
1987	843
1988	1,034
1989	740
1990	467
1991	1,077
1992	1,200
1993	910
1994	902
1995	726
1996	2,085
1997	3,676
1998	1,434
1999	1,568
2000	2,063
2001	1,385
2002	1,307
2003	981
2004	1,406
2005	1,157
2006	1,472
2007	1,396
2008	948
2009	682
2010	1,337
2011	681
2012	956
2013	496
2014	1,029
2015	869
2016	605
2017	1,053
2018	1,444
2019	474
2020	772
2021	476
2022	989
2023	1,318
2024	734
2025	653
2026	902

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Data for records on 1992-01-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	950
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2