Weather Records on 16 July 1992

943 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1992. Highest significance: Danbury, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1992

On 16 July 1992, 943 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 399 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 916 daily.
Danbury set a monthly record daily precipitation of 147.6 mm (5.8 in) on 16 July 1992.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

943 stations

943 station records on 16 July 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlovskij Posad	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Do Cachoeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mongagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lipscomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Round Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Konawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kofu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kareeya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huamuxtitlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bol'sie-Uki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leedey	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orwell 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

943 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 252, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 296.

Records on 16 July 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	252
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1992 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 916.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

705 broken records

Margins by which the 705 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1992

Top 20 records on 16 July 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1992	Danbury, US	monthly rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1992	Moscow, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1992	Le Claire L&D 14, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Franklin, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Pavlovskij Posad, RU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Tionesta 2 SE Lake, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Carmel, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Covington 2 WSW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Pleasant Hill, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Cheyenne 1 WSW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Colonia Do Cachoeira, BR	daily rain	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Mongagua, BR	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Elba, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Boulder, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Hachijojima, JP	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Waterdale, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Lamar, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Brewster 4W, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1992	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	41 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 943 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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Data for records on 1992-07-16: 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 20	656
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1