Weather Records on 20 July 1992

1,137 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1992. Highest significance: Temora Ambulance Station, AU.

Key Facts for 20 July 1992

On 20 July 1992, 1,137 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 394 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,114 daily.
Temora Ambulance Station set a daily record precipitation of 38.2 mm (1.5 in) on 20 July 1992.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,137 stations

1,137 station records on 20 July 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bohodukhiv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshereche	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballesmi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peuelitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Martin Chalchicuautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tantizohuiche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Servilleta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Terrington St Clement	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Veselaja Gorka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bognor Regis	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ahualulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Regulator	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zdvinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huejucar (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mexquitic	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
High Mowthorpe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aldan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,137 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 257, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 366.

Records on 20 July 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	257
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1992 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 1,114.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

900 broken records

Margins by which the 900 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1992

Top 20 records on 20 July 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1992	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1992	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1992	Bohodukhiv, UA	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Omak 4 N, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Skegness, GB	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Woodstock Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Long Creek, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Bolshereche, RU	daily rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Lebanon, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Dime Box, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Ballesmi, MX	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Cawker City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Merredin Research Station, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Natoma, US	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Eastbourne, GB	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Hayling Island, GB	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1992	Encinal, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	84 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

1809 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1992. 1992 had 1,137 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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	839
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1