Weather Records on 14 August 1992

1,709 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1992. Highest significance: Calhoun Falls, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 1992

On 14 August 1992, 1,709 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
523 were record highs and 826 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,676 daily.
Calhoun Falls set a daily record precipitation of 71.4 mm (2.8 in) on 14 August 1992.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,709 stations

1,709 station records on 14 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Zhaltyr	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Descanso Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Hill 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turnersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pelion 0.8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loche	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Appling 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Johnston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Casca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lohja Porla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkin College	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palkane Myttaala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orivesi Uiherla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,709 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 254, Lowest daily maximum 591, Highest daily minimum 269, Lowest daily minimum 235, Heaviest daily rainfall 360.

Records on 14 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	254
Lowest daily maximum	591
Highest daily minimum	269
Lowest daily minimum	235
Heaviest daily rainfall	360
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 27, daily 1,676.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,289 broken records

Margins by which the 1,289 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1992

Top 20 records on 14 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1992	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	86 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1992	Zhaltyr, KZ	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1992	Palomar Mtn Obsy, US	monthly rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	14 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1992	Elgin, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1992	Wewahitchka, US	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1992	Cuthbert, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1992	Gainesville, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1992	Descanso Rs, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1992	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1992	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1992	Sandersville, US	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1992	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1992	Pogranichnoe, RU	daily rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1992	Sherburne, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1992	Clarks Hill 1 W, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1992	Thomasville 7 NE, US	monthly low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1992	Woodbury, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1992	Reidsville 2 NW, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1992	Turnersburg, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1992	Tenango, MX	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 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

1793 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1992. 1992 had 1,709 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

Download the Data

Data for records on 1992-08-14: 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	1,219
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	4