Weather Records on 15 January 1992

1,159 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1992. Highest significance: Mtn Park, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1992

On 15 January 1992, 1,159 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 286 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,134 daily.
Mtn Park set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 15 January 1992.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,159 stations

1,159 station records on 15 January 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mtn Park	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kyrylivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ameca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caitas de Felipe Pescador	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Jocoque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Apazulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Hurtado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Tinaja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Barretal I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atenguillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huaniqueo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckelsville 400	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Autlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halsafjord II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tecomates	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,159 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 217, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 409, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 15 January 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	217
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	409
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 15 January 1992 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 1,134.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,014 broken records

Margins by which the 1,014 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1992

Top 20 records on 15 January 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1992	Mtn Park, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1992	Kyrylivka, UA	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	San Gregorio, MX	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	Idalia, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	Hana AP 355, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	Ameca, MX	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	Tecolotlan (Dge), MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	Presa Plutarco Elias Calles, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	San Marcos, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	Caitas de Felipe Pescador, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	Presa Jocoque, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	Apazulco, MX	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	Atoyac, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	Presa Hurtado, MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge), MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	Paia 406, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	La Tinaja, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1992	El Barretal I, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	45 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

1795 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1992. 1992 had 1,159 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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	970
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1