Weather Records on 18 August 1992

1,497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 1992. Highest significance: Bajanaul, KZ.

Key Facts for 18 August 1992

On 18 August 1992, 1,497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
390 were record highs and 909 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,461 daily.
Bajanaul set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 18 August 1992.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,497 stations

1,497 station records on 18 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bajanaul	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Siqueros (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Donald	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kyrylivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bispgarden 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kramfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,497 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 468, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 441, Heaviest daily rainfall 198.

Records on 18 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	468
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	441
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 1,461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,140 broken records

Margins by which the 1,140 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 1992

Top 20 records on 18 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 1992	Bajanaul, KZ	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Forsyth 6 NNW, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Siqueros (Cfe), MX	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Yuma Citrus STN, US	all-time high min	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Mc Donald, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Elk City 4 W, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Kyrylivka, UA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Graham, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Atwood, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	McGregor, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Brenham, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Seymour 3NW, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Palestine 2 NE, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Malvern, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Liberal, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Hooker, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1992	Bredbyn, SE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 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 1,497 records.

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

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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	1,110
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1