Weather Records on 28 January 1992

1,382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1992. Highest significance: Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX.

Key Facts for 28 January 1992

On 28 January 1992, 1,382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
680 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 102 monthly and 1,278 daily.
Huatusco de Chicuellar set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 28 January 1992.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,382 stations

1,382 station records on 28 January 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mascote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Acatzingo de Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Peamiller (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coscomatepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Altamirano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna del Fresno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aratichanguio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arcelia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Lorenzo Sayula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Platon Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Pucuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Caimanera (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tula (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Sabaneta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tultenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tepuxtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Tigre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Temascales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tempoal de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Churumuco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tancasneque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mixquiahuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Santa Elena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuimato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ixhuatlan del Cafe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Francisco Trinidad Fabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Tomates	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Naolinco de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,382 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 328, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 352, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 500, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 28 January 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	328
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	352
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	500
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 28 January 1992 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 102, daily 1,278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,185 broken records

Margins by which the 1,185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1992

Top 20 records on 28 January 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1992	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1992	Mascote, BR	monthly rain	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1992	Presa Golondrinas, MX	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	Acatzingo de Hidalgo, MX	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	Peamiller (Smn), MX	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	Coscomatepec (Smn), MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	Ciudad Altamirano, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	Kenai AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	Laguna del Fresno, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	Prado, BR	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	Aratichanguio, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	Arcelia, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	San Lorenzo Sayula, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	Platon Sanchez, MX	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	Heflin, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	Presa Pucuato, MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	La Caimanera (Cfe), MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	Las Animas, MX	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1992	Presa Requena, MX	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	48 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

1796 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1992. 1992 had 1,382 records.

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

Records on 01-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1809	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1843	1
1846	3
1848	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	2
1858	1
1865	1
1867	2
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	3
1903	15
1904	13
1905	9
1906	19
1907	31
1908	22
1909	12
1910	48
1911	29
1912	18
1913	26
1914	87
1915	55
1916	247
1917	60
1918	104
1919	18
1920	94
1921	61
1922	45
1923	51
1924	126
1925	256
1926	82
1927	143
1928	177
1929	184
1930	133
1931	407
1932	187
1933	142
1934	262
1935	360
1936	603
1937	194
1938	272
1939	247
1940	522
1941	322
1942	558
1943	405
1944	873
1945	251
1946	104
1947	598
1948	1,024
1949	1,301
1950	485
1951	626
1952	287
1953	414
1954	781
1955	402
1956	665
1957	834
1958	647
1959	381
1960	320
1961	585
1962	521
1963	1,099
1964	148
1965	511
1966	1,096
1967	817
1968	1,016
1969	998
1970	948
1971	972
1972	806
1973	827
1974	1,408
1975	744
1976	972
1977	778
1978	646
1979	1,628
1980	763
1981	827
1982	459
1983	1,546
1984	771
1985	657
1986	1,295
1987	1,094
1988	728
1989	1,649
1990	1,180
1991	636
1992	1,382
1993	1,182
1994	1,586
1995	1,080
1996	830
1997	1,159
1998	847
1999	1,399
2000	1,550
2001	1,198
2002	2,473
2003	952
2004	931
2005	1,009
2006	1,222
2007	629
2008	1,011
2009	1,394
2010	717
2011	514
2012	431
2013	1,291
2014	871
2015	1,141
2016	754
2017	410
2018	648
2019	624
2020	548
2021	814
2022	375
2023	499
2024	1,799
2025	579
2026	541

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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	1,170
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1