Weather Records on 17 January 1992

958 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1992. Highest significance: Represa Itatinga, BR.

Key Facts for 17 January 1992

On 17 January 1992, 958 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 351 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 908 daily.
Represa Itatinga set a daily record precipitation of 360.0 mm (14.2 in) on 17 January 1992.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

958 stations

958 station records on 17 January 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	360.0 mm (14.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Juchipila (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Villita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Excame	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Areal (Granja Gabi)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cubatao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	340.1 mm (13.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Chique	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nhangapi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	248.5 mm (9.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nochistlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Niagara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quetzala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Tinaja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rodovia Anchieta-Cota 400	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	291.6 mm (11.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Jaripo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yajalon (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malpaso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hee Mtn Twr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rancho Viejo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calvillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Altamirano	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolaos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ubatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	218.3 mm (8.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evangelista de Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.5 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Limones (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skjenaldfossen I Orkdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Brasil	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Tomas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose da Bela Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

958 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 279, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 414, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 17 January 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	279
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	414
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 17 January 1992 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 35, daily 908.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

775 broken records

Margins by which the 775 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1992

Top 20 records on 17 January 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1992	Represa Itatinga, BR	daily rain	360.0 mm (14.2 in)	258.9 mm (10.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge), MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Juchipila (Smn), MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	La Villita, MX	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Excame, MX	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Areal (Granja Gabi), BR	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Cubatao, BR	all-time rain	340.1 mm (13.4 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Buenavista, MX	monthly rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	El Chique, MX	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Nhangapi, BR	daily rain	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Caete, BR	daily rain	248.5 mm (9.8 in)	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Ajojucar, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Ahuacatlan, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Fazenda Fortaleza, BR	daily rain	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Casa Grande, BR	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Paso de San Antonio, MX	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1992	Nochistlan, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	47 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 958 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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	746
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2