Weather Records on 17 August 1992

1,813 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1992. Highest significance: Alvin, US.

Key Facts for 17 August 1992

On 17 August 1992, 1,813 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
366 were record highs and 1,219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,783 daily.
Alvin set a daily record low minimum temperature of 16.1 C (61.0 F) on 17 August 1992.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,813 stations

1,813 station records on 17 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alvin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waialae-Kahala 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,813 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 597, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 622, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 17 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	597
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	622
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 1,783.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,396 broken records

Margins by which the 1,396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1992

Top 20 records on 17 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1992	Alvin, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1992	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1992	Stratford, US	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Grapevine Dam, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Loksmyr, NO	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Elkhart, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Angleton 2 W, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Taylor, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Austin-Camp Mabry, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Brunswick, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Borger, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Henrietta, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Sugar Land, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Camden 1, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Yates Ctr, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Houston, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Fordyce, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1992	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	63 years	44 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

1797 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1992. 1992 had 1,813 records.

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

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,529
2021	800
2022	1,428
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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	1,354
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1