Weather Records on 8 August 1992

1,267 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1992. Highest significance: Scottsburg, US.

Key Facts for 8 August 1992

On 8 August 1992, 1,267 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
627 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 114 monthly and 1,142 daily.
Scottsburg set an all-time record daily precipitation of 203.2 mm (8.0 in) on 8 August 1992.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,267 stations

1,267 station records on 8 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huesca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Trinidad	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keele	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kazbegy	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Angostura (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Attu	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlee (Hazelton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hilton Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,267 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 331, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 296, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 423.

Records on 8 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	331
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	296
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	423
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 114, daily 1,142.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,046 broken records

Margins by which the 1,046 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1992

Top 20 records on 8 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1992	Scottsburg, US	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 August 1992	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	78 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1992	Yongala, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1992	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1992	Salem, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	93 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1992	Paso de San Antonio, MX	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1992	Appila, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1992	Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1992	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1992	Madison Sewage Plt, US	all-time rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1992	Santa Barbara, US	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1992	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1992	Boesmansrivier, ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1992	Huesca, ES	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1992	Jamestown, AU	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1992	Santa Trinidad, MX	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1992	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1992	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1992	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1992	Keele, GB	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	48 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 1,267 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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	1,011
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1