Weather Records on 11 January 1992

718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1992. Highest significance: Merluna, AU.

Key Facts for 11 January 1992

On 11 January 1992, 718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 697 daily.
Merluna set an all-time record daily precipitation of 240.0 mm (9.4 in) on 11 January 1992.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

718 stations

718 station records on 11 January 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baksjonaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cerritos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Afton 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ventura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zirahuen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Etchojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crossroads 2	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Castillos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa (Ffcc)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Litledal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aleman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

718 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 11 January 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 11 January 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 697.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1992

Top 20 records on 11 January 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1992	Merluna, AU	all-time rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1992	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Hatch, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Elk, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	El Paso Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Gage, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Baksjonaset, SE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Cerritos, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Alamogordo, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Afton 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Tomatlan, MX	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Deming, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Fazenda Ventura, BR	daily rain	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Zirahuen, MX	monthly rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Villahermosa (Dge), MX	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Buenavista, MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1992	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	37 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 718 records.

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

Records on 01-11 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1840	1
1851	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1873	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	1
1896	8
1897	14
1898	5
1899	3
1900	8
1901	6
1902	6
1903	15
1904	3
1905	10
1906	4
1907	9
1908	7
1909	28
1910	50
1911	48
1912	47
1913	32
1914	41
1915	26
1916	79
1917	107
1918	208
1919	17
1920	101
1921	65
1922	131
1923	106
1924	367
1925	116
1926	102
1927	278
1928	589
1929	112
1930	186
1931	115
1932	180
1933	239
1934	192
1935	163
1936	475
1937	325
1938	192
1939	370
1940	419
1941	348
1942	687
1943	206
1944	109
1945	624
1946	325
1947	259
1948	342
1949	970
1950	420
1951	325
1952	214
1953	797
1954	526
1955	214
1956	594
1957	506
1958	344
1959	439
1960	548
1961	414
1962	2,062
1963	1,600
1964	248
1965	431
1966	246
1967	412
1968	1,103
1969	511
1970	539
1971	871
1972	1,400
1973	675
1974	1,878
1975	2,114
1976	685
1977	1,319
1978	654
1979	1,379
1980	1,319
1981	959
1982	2,363
1983	1,486
1984	828
1985	699
1986	873
1987	1,598
1988	1,065
1989	836
1990	1,459
1991	1,469
1992	718
1993	1,883
1994	667
1995	1,297
1996	1,366
1997	1,558
1998	1,165
1999	923
2000	1,122
2001	778
2002	970
2003	752
2004	848
2005	1,539
2006	1,096
2007	994
2008	1,019
2009	682
2010	1,093
2011	1,709
2012	881
2013	1,468
2014	684
2015	533
2016	555
2017	1,124
2018	1,027
2019	345
2020	1,617
2021	702
2022	295
2023	676
2024	614
2025	806
2026	499

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Data for records on 1992-01-11: 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	542
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	4