Weather Records on 12 January 1992

774 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1992. Highest significance: Jonkersdam, ZA.

Key Facts for 12 January 1992

On 12 January 1992, 774 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 757 daily.
Jonkersdam set a daily record precipitation of 91.0 mm (3.6 in) on 12 January 1992.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

774 stations

774 station records on 12 January 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Picayune	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sanders	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alcobaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Limon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburn 3 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Many	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White Signal	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itamaraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Napas	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

774 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 202, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 12 January 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	202
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 12 January 1992 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 757.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

625 broken records

Margins by which the 625 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1992

Top 20 records on 12 January 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1992	Jonkersdam, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Dawson, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Picayune, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Whiting Fld NAS, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Pensacola Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Legaspi, PH	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Big Sandy, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Pearce - Sunsites, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Sanders, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Alcobaca, BR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Limon, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Sterling, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Alfred, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Westcliffe, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Ashburn 3 ENE, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Geneseo, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Paola, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1992	Many, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	38 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 774 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 25	550
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	20
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2