Weather Records on 20 March 1992

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1992. Highest significance: Yakutat AP, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 1992

On 20 March 1992, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 639 daily.
Yakutat AP set a daily record precipitation of 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 20 March 1992.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

654 stations

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

Weather records on 20 March 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.2 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Toro MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Juca Casimiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Swanara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palos Verdes Es Fc43D	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tagus	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bruce Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Beach Daugherty AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russkij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hueycatenango (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cointzio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Vize	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Mo	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dikson	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago del Estero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Badgingarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Swan Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 20 March 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 20 March 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

516 broken records

Margins by which the 516 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1992

Top 20 records on 20 March 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1992	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1992	Adak AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1992	Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1992	Southport 5 N, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1992	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	151.2 mm (6.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1992	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1992	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1992	El Toro MCAS, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1992	Jonacatepec, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1992	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1992	Fazenda Juca Casimiro, BR	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1992	Swanara, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1992	Lake Pingrup, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1992	Kaycee, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1992	Palos Verdes Es Fc43D, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1992	Kentfield, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1992	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1992	Darrington Rs, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1992	Torrance AP, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1992	Strathmore, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	67 years	33 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

1808 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1992. 1992 had 654 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	483
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1