Weather Records on 8 February 1992

833 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1992. Highest significance: Nyngan (Mudall), AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 1992

On 8 February 1992, 833 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 815 daily.
Nyngan (Mudall) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 245.2 mm (9.7 in) on 8 February 1992.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

833 stations

833 station records on 8 February 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.2 mm (9.7 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (the Elders)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mindalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yoongarillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Waratah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

833 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 8 February 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 8 February 1992 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 815.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

719 broken records

Margins by which the 719 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1992

Top 20 records on 8 February 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1992	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	all-time rain	245.2 mm (9.7 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	63 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 February 1992	Cobar (Tindarey), AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1992	Girilambone (Ampol), AU	daily rain	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1992	Hermidale Tank, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1992	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1992	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	109 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1992	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1992	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1992	Nyngan (Canonbar), AU	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1992	Nyngan Airport, AU	daily rain	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1992	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1992	Yathroo, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1992	Goonumbla (Avondale), AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1992	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1992	Coolabah (Branglebar), AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1992	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1992	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	monthly rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1992	Hargraves (the Elders), AU	daily rain	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1992	Wooroloo, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1992	Nymagee (Kenmure Station), AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	52 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

1798 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1992. 1992 had 833 records.

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

Records on 02-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1822	1
1829	1
1838	1
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	4
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1889	3
1890	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	14
1896	1
1898	1
1899	9
1900	9
1901	5
1902	3
1903	18
1904	8
1905	2
1906	9
1907	16
1908	36
1909	8
1910	16
1911	47
1912	67
1913	22
1914	25
1915	30
1916	16
1917	45
1918	44
1919	39
1920	43
1921	39
1922	60
1923	41
1924	147
1925	685
1926	205
1927	59
1928	263
1929	458
1930	181
1931	398
1932	526
1933	1,064
1934	418
1935	370
1936	717
1937	738
1938	575
1939	315
1940	235
1941	342
1942	224
1943	459
1944	500
1945	530
1946	239
1947	553
1948	417
1949	346
1950	500
1951	811
1952	198
1953	462
1954	1,111
1955	448
1956	584
1957	998
1958	323
1959	274
1960	551
1961	863
1962	448
1963	933
1964	305
1965	793
1966	1,116
1967	539
1968	229
1969	561
1970	342
1971	1,146
1972	348
1973	759
1974	560
1975	346
1976	771
1977	704
1978	1,331
1979	1,355
1980	1,345
1981	736
1982	808
1983	492
1984	630
1985	1,256
1986	819
1987	835
1988	837
1989	2,241
1990	2,042
1991	1,376
1992	833
1993	894
1994	2,056
1995	1,004
1996	1,697
1997	725
1998	1,148
1999	1,633
2000	786
2001	1,743
2002	863
2003	719
2004	692
2005	865
2006	614
2007	657
2008	797
2009	1,217
2010	1,023
2011	883
2012	876
2013	733
2014	1,125
2015	1,344
2016	777
2017	1,648
2018	851
2019	1,386
2020	597
2021	970
2022	273
2023	414
2024	1,347
2025	886
2026	912

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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 20	601
20 to 40	74
40 to 60	30
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2