Weather Records on 8 January 1992

1,640 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1992. Highest significance: Mnt Fletcher (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 8 January 1992

On 8 January 1992, 1,640 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
585 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,597 daily.
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.5 mm (5.1 in) on 8 January 1992.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

1,640 stations

1,640 station records on 8 January 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Leola	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manderson 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellesbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Navilloween	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ixpalino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jalostotitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,640 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 401, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 723, Heaviest daily snowfall 159, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 8 January 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	401
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	723
Heaviest daily snowfall	159
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 8 January 1992 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 41, daily 1,597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,418 broken records

Margins by which the 1,418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1992

Top 20 records on 8 January 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1992	Mnt Fletcher (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1992	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1992	Lowestoft, GB	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1992	Faulkton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1992	Leola, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1992	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1992	Wood, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1992	Malvern, GB	monthly rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1992	Ellendale, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1992	Roscoe, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1992	Mia Mia, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1992	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1992	Manderson 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1992	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1992	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1992	Blunt, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1992	Idalia, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1992	Dalton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1992	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1992	Wray, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	52 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

1806 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1992. 1992 had 1,640 records.

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

Records on 01-08 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1858	2
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	5
1880	1
1882	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	25
1909	12
1910	9
1911	13
1912	49
1913	35
1914	39
1915	51
1916	33
1917	23
1918	83
1919	91
1920	68
1921	43
1922	243
1923	165
1924	112
1925	70
1926	245
1927	107
1928	291
1929	183
1930	810
1931	104
1932	173
1933	243
1934	450
1935	824
1936	714
1937	1,703
1938	207
1939	619
1940	560
1941	414
1942	1,643
1943	371
1944	228
1945	520
1946	476
1947	238
1948	566
1949	463
1950	290
1951	387
1952	341
1953	669
1954	362
1955	167
1956	402
1957	616
1958	658
1959	295
1960	422
1961	236
1962	780
1963	692
1964	437
1965	1,185
1966	443
1967	463
1968	1,675
1969	651
1970	1,713
1971	730
1972	516
1973	1,496
1974	1,171
1975	957
1976	1,215
1977	537
1978	805
1979	1,640
1980	569
1981	589
1982	1,320
1983	598
1984	604
1985	1,545
1986	654
1987	820
1988	1,644
1989	1,900
1990	1,161
1991	872
1992	1,640
1993	1,525
1994	1,224
1995	783
1996	2,009
1997	1,203
1998	2,895
1999	1,107
2000	605
2001	954
2002	1,628
2003	1,362
2004	684
2005	1,764
2006	1,204
2007	1,003
2008	2,350
2009	761
2010	2,002
2011	885
2012	591
2013	398
2014	1,398
2015	1,311
2016	748
2017	1,045
2018	620
2019	522
2020	565
2021	590
2022	698
2023	426
2024	1,170
2025	597
2026	1,053

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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	1,325
50 to 100	64
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3