Weather Records on 17 July 1992

1,055 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1992. Highest significance: Urbana Wrf, US.

Key Facts for 17 July 1992

On 17 July 1992, 1,055 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
286 were record highs and 443 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 1,043 daily.
Urbana Wrf set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 17 July 1992.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,055 stations

1,055 station records on 17 July 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dzankoj	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Denison Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Horatio	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulaan-Gom	Mongolia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nockatunga Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matveev Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carter Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,055 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 272, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 171, Heaviest daily rainfall 326.

Records on 17 July 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	272
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	171
Heaviest daily rainfall	326
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1992 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 9, daily 1,043.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

787 broken records

Margins by which the 787 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

17 July 1992

Top 20 records on 17 July 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1992	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1992	Dzankoj, UA	all-time rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1992	Hope 3 NE, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1992	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	94 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Nashville, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Okay, US	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Brookville, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Muncie, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Denison Dam, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Hagansport, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Eastonville 2 NNW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Horatio, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Mt Pleasant 4SW, US	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Lamar, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Williamstown, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Pine Bluff Grider Fld, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1992	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	45 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

1793 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1992. 1992 had 1,055 records.

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

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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	726
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1