Weather Records on 16 August 1992

2,027 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1992. Highest significance: Goldsboro 4 SE, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 1992

On 16 August 1992, 2,027 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
391 were record highs and 1,419 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 2,000 daily.
Goldsboro 4 SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 181.9 mm (7.2 in) on 16 August 1992.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 16 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ermakovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Soljanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huahuaxtla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aquixtla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,027 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 709, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 710, Heaviest daily rainfall 217.

Records on 16 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	709
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	710
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 2,000.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,582 broken records

Margins by which the 1,582 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1992

Top 20 records on 16 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1992	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	monthly rain	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1992	Suffolk Lake Kilby, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Hiram, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Ermakovskoe, RU	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Warrenton 3 SE, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Teziutlan, MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Villahermosa (Dge), MX	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Dzibalchen, MX	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Martinez de la Torre (Dge), MX	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Soljanka, RU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Hiram, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Oberlin, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Upper Sandusky, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Dalyup Park, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Huahuaxtla (Cfe), MX	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1992	Jarbidge 4 N, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2,027 records.

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

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	670
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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Data for records on 1992-08-16: 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	1,549
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2