Weather Records on 20 January 1992

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1992. Highest significance: Batesburg, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 1992

On 20 January 1992, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 485 daily.
Batesburg set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 20 January 1992.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

493 stations

493 station records on 20 January 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Batesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Matias-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hee Mtn Twr	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beja	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salitre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.5 C (112.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tapirai-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zacatlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Dieguito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Barajas	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hool	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Potosi (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Slavgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Badajoz/Talavera la Real	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colstrip	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 20 January 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 20 January 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 485.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 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

20 January 1992

Top 20 records on 20 January 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1992	Batesburg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1992	Green Rvr, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1992	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1992	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1992	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1992	Spur, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1992	Bennetts Brg, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1992	Grenada, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1992	Vila Matias-Montante (Pcd), BR	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1992	Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1992	Savage, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1992	Pedernal 9 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1992	Hee Mtn Twr, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1992	Ft Meade, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1992	Beja, PT	daily low max	5.7 C (42.3 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1992	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1992	Tejon Rancho, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1992	Cerro, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1992	Hanksville, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1992	Salitre, BR	daily rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 493 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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	354
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1