Weather Records on 16 January 1992

1,150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1992. Highest significance: Pontiac Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1992

On 16 January 1992, 1,150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 503 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,077 daily.
Pontiac Wwtp set a daily record snowfall of 23.6 cm (9.3 in) on 16 January 1992.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,150 stations

1,150 station records on 16 January 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kentland	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Las Alazanas (Dge	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Acatlan de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Vega	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Callejones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Culiacan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naolinco de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zapotlanejo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atenguillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Venadero (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Ignacio (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Hurtado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Santa Rosa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huejucar (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puente San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Vega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piedras Blancas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juchipila (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Salitre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mexticacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cointzio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Villita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,150 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 386, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 359, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 16 January 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	386
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	359
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 16 January 1992 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 49, daily 1,077.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

944 broken records

Margins by which the 944 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

16 January 1992

Top 20 records on 16 January 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1992	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1992	Kentland, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	Prado, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	San Antonio Las Alazanas (Dge, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	Acatlan de Juarez, MX	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	Ingenio Tamazula, MX	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	Altinopolis, BR	daily rain	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	La Vega, MX	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	Callejones, MX	monthly rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	Painesville 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	Culiacan (Dge), MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	Naolinco de Victoria, MX	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily high min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	Zapotlanejo (Smn), MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	Atenguillo, MX	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	San Gregorio, MX	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	Sandia Park, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	Ingenio Tamazula, MX	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	Apatzingan (Smn), MX	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1992	Mtn Park, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	43 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 1,150 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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	900
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1