Weather Records on 17 April 1992

1,105 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1992. Highest significance: Marble Bar Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 17 April 1992

On 17 April 1992, 1,105 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 263 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,081 daily.
Marble Bar Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 67.4 mm (2.7 in) on 17 April 1992.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,105 stations

1,105 station records on 17 April 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chickasha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bud 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills Res.Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mindalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Indaia (Cvsf)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Slaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moreli (Parada Moreli)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Spring Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Funchal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,105 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 215, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 469, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 17 April 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	215
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	469
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 17 April 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 1,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

927 broken records

Margins by which the 927 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 176.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1992

Top 20 records on 17 April 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1992	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	89 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1992	Piqua, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1992	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1992	Dongara, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1992	Chickasha Exp STN, US	monthly rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1992	Lowville, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1992	Rainer Ohanapecosh, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1992	Winchester Airport 3 E, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1992	Corry, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1992	Beach, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1992	Turee Creek, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1992	Trayning, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1992	Millrose, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1992	Goliad, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1992	Dzibalchen, MX	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1992	Red Bud 2 S, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1992	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1992	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1992	Durham, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1992	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	98 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

1799 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1992. 1992 had 1,105 records.

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

Records on 04-17 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1807	1
1808	1
1815	1
1817	1
1818	1
1819	1
1823	1
1825	1
1830	1
1835	3
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	3
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	2
1868	1
1873	4
1874	1
1875	3
1877	4
1878	2
1880	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	3
1899	1
1900	2
1901	4
1902	4
1903	5
1904	19
1905	11
1906	14
1907	16
1908	38
1909	7
1910	29
1911	33
1912	27
1913	20
1914	83
1915	30
1916	30
1917	32
1918	35
1919	39
1920	87
1921	148
1922	96
1923	71
1924	74
1925	103
1926	140
1927	256
1928	308
1929	145
1930	238
1931	216
1932	615
1933	261
1934	234
1935	374
1936	308
1937	439
1938	564
1939	618
1940	337
1941	460
1942	415
1943	285
1944	334
1945	475
1946	492
1947	461
1948	622
1949	439
1950	293
1951	441
1952	529
1953	818
1954	650
1955	394
1956	486
1957	277
1958	702
1959	434
1960	553
1961	667
1962	597
1963	702
1964	766
1965	411
1966	409
1967	935
1968	745
1969	728
1970	547
1971	924
1972	546
1973	589
1974	244
1975	666
1976	1,630
1977	906
1978	620
1979	810
1980	675
1981	621
1982	965
1983	1,365
1984	720
1985	917
1986	997
1987	960
1988	1,082
1989	638
1990	1,065
1991	614
1992	1,105
1993	847
1994	1,047
1995	1,211
1996	1,044
1997	889
1998	1,795
1999	1,730
2000	1,082
2001	1,013
2002	2,284
2003	1,037
2004	761
2005	572
2006	1,430
2007	863
2008	842
2009	779
2010	606
2011	982
2012	920
2013	1,796
2014	913
2015	813
2016	977
2017	469
2018	1,585
2019	458
2020	1,165
2021	701
2022	831
2023	628
2024	690
2025	1,058
2026	838

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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 25	809
25 to 50	67
50 to 75	23
75 to 100	16
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1