Weather Records on 7 January 1992

993 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1992. Highest significance: Wamsutter, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1992

On 7 January 1992, 993 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 957 daily.
Wamsutter set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 7 January 1992.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

993 stations

993 station records on 7 January 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.3 cm (19.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vardo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Penicuik	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bute: Rothesay	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maningrida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dugway	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Benmore: Younger Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashurst Hayden Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lyman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
City Creek Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

993 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 399, Heaviest daily snowfall 113, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 7 January 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	399
Heaviest daily snowfall	113
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 7 January 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 957.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

807 broken records

Margins by which the 807 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 341.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1992

Top 20 records on 7 January 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1992	Wamsutter, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1992	Woodruff, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1992	Hyannis, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Galiwinku, AU	daily rain	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Beaver Canyon Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	49.3 cm (19.4 in)	34.1 cm (13.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Church Buttes Gas Plt, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Waterdale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Eskdalemuir, GB	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Paisley, GB	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Vardo, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Glenlee, GB	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Penicuik, GB	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Bute: Rothesay, GB	monthly rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Parker 6 E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Saratoga, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Wauneta, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1992	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	48 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

1826 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1992. 1992 had 993 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	746
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1