Weather Records on 26 January 1992

942 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1992. Highest significance: Riomedina, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 1992

On 26 January 1992, 942 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 916 daily.
Riomedina set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 26 January 1992.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

942 stations

942 station records on 26 January 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Atemajac de Brizuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calderones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cinco Seores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aldama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tacotan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taretan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Potosi (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poco Fundo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abasolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Teloloapan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chiautla de Tapia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville Chase Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zirahuen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

942 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 506, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 January 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	506
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 January 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 916.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

824 broken records

Margins by which the 824 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1992

Top 20 records on 26 January 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1992	Riomedina, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1992	Carrizo Springs 3S, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1992	Jourdanton, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1992	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	Brackettville, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	Waco Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	Hermitage, AU	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	Atemajac de Brizuela, MX	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	Zapata 1 S, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	Arneiroz, BR	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	San Bartolo, MX	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	Calderones, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	Corrales, MX	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	Cinco Seores, MX	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	Encinal, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	Sabinal, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	Aldama, MX	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	Poteet, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1992	Piaxtla, MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	60 years	49 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 942 records.

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

Records on 01-26 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1822	1
1823	2
1834	1
1846	3
1851	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	1
1897	5
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	3
1904	20
1905	34
1906	4
1907	24
1908	11
1909	11
1910	43
1911	33
1912	43
1913	23
1914	100
1915	21
1916	139
1917	27
1918	65
1919	31
1920	59
1921	42
1922	58
1923	154
1924	141
1925	74
1926	41
1927	185
1928	75
1929	187
1930	227
1931	373
1932	299
1933	318
1934	398
1935	181
1936	569
1937	601
1938	441
1939	321
1940	1,113
1941	1,120
1942	618
1943	503
1944	1,707
1945	249
1946	168
1947	747
1948	596
1949	1,359
1950	2,369
1951	526
1952	630
1953	394
1954	449
1955	389
1956	505
1957	791
1958	404
1959	495
1960	197
1961	1,051
1962	860
1963	626
1964	226
1965	434
1966	606
1967	958
1968	376
1969	1,242
1970	470
1971	979
1972	968
1973	584
1974	784
1975	748
1976	849
1977	935
1978	1,674
1979	1,691
1980	651
1981	688
1982	1,223
1983	1,062
1984	844
1985	920
1986	770
1987	1,034
1988	955
1989	769
1990	920
1991	758
1992	942
1993	940
1994	1,018
1995	1,260
1996	1,031
1997	1,071
1998	650
1999	992
2000	1,202
2001	672
2002	1,474
2003	1,174
2004	1,454
2005	910
2006	998
2007	1,086
2008	821
2009	818
2010	748
2011	623
2012	757
2013	936
2014	624
2015	988
2016	903
2017	789
2018	470
2019	518
2020	466
2021	1,417
2022	322
2023	488
2024	1,282
2025	582
2026	1,904

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Data for records on 1992-01-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	702
20 to 40	91
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1