Weather Records on 31 March 1992

747 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1992. Highest significance: Otis, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 1992

On 31 March 1992, 747 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 693 daily.
Otis set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 31 March 1992.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

747 stations

747 station records on 31 March 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bowhill	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cerritos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adamantina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itapecerica da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zapaluta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Penicuik	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Escalvado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Jurumirim (Cesp)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miracatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potirendaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Beicht	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ardtalnaig	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coalinga	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juquia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Nova Niagara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jales	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth Bridge	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda N.S.Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mairinque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Comitan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Iporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Capela Do Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

747 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 31 March 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 31 March 1992 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 52, daily 693.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1992

Top 20 records on 31 March 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1992	Otis, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1992	Bowhill, GB	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Juchitan de Zaragoza, MX	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde, GB	monthly rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Dunbar, GB	monthly rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Cerritos, MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Adamantina, BR	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Itapecerica da Serra, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Zapaluta, MX	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Penicuik, GB	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Morpeth: Cockle Park, GB	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Escalvado, BR	daily rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Usina Jurumirim (Cesp), BR	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Miracatu, BR	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Potirendaba, BR	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	Leuchars, GB	monthly rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	4 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

1808 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1992. 1992 had 747 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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Data for records on 1992-03-31: 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 50	602
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1