Weather Records on 15 August 1992

1,638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1992. Highest significance: Mt Vernon, US.

Key Facts for 15 August 1992

On 15 August 1992, 1,638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
488 were record highs and 954 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,613 daily.
Mt Vernon set a daily record precipitation of 97.3 mm (3.8 in) on 15 August 1992.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,638 stations

1,638 station records on 15 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ermakovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oulu Linnanmaa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hailuoto Ojakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kolpasevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Majsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cataloochee	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kargasok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wedgefield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poza Rica	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,638 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 536, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 418, Heaviest daily rainfall 196.

Records on 15 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	536
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	418
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 15, daily 1,613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,255 broken records

Margins by which the 1,255 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1992

Top 20 records on 15 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1992	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1992	Grangeville, US	all-time high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Ermakovskoe, RU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Zapata 1 S, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Sodankyla AWS, FI	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Tenango, MX	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Macuspana (Smn), MX	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Portola, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Oulu Linnanmaa, FI	all-time rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Clay, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Hailuoto Ojakyla, FI	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Rockville 1 NE, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Bastia, FR	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Hopelchen, MX	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Kolpasevo, RU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Willits 1 NE, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Ashland, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1992	Majsk, RU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	6 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 1,638 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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Data for records on 1992-08-15: 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	1,207
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1