Weather Records on 23 January 1992

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1992. Highest significance: Peterson, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1992

On 23 January 1992, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 720 daily.
Peterson set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 23 January 1992.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 23 January 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	154.1 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio da Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luminarias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elwha Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhmaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rio da Cidade	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oaknolia 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faxinal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alcobaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Tiradentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 385, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 23 January 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	385
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 23 January 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 720.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 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

23 January 1992

Top 20 records on 23 January 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1992	Peterson, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Green Rvr, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Itumirim, BR	all-time rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge), MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Aparecida, BR	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Bom Sucesso, BR	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Bogan Gate Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Newberry, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Franklin, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Mt Holly 4 NE, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Fazenda Sao Geraldo, BR	monthly rain	154.1 mm (6.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Pedernal 9 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Ribeirao Corrente, BR	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Jumatan (Cfe), MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Santo Antonio da Alegria, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1992	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	86 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

1795 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1992. 1992 had 737 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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	595
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1