Weather Records on 20 August 1992

1,168 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1992. Highest significance: Darlington, US.

Key Facts for 20 August 1992

On 20 August 1992, 1,168 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
521 were record highs and 429 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,121 daily.
Darlington set a daily record precipitation of 119.6 mm (4.7 in) on 20 August 1992.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,168 stations

1,168 station records on 20 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Olovjannaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pelion 0.8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Kooy	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alatyr'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vozega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kinesma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk_Aan_Zee_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sergac	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cecujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Excame	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ninety Nine Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aschaffenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kahl/Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loche	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Makkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dokkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,168 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 272, Lowest daily maximum 217, Highest daily minimum 249, Lowest daily minimum 212, Heaviest daily rainfall 218.

Records on 20 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	272
Lowest daily maximum	217
Highest daily minimum	249
Lowest daily minimum	212
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 40, daily 1,121.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

885 broken records

Margins by which the 885 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1992

Top 20 records on 20 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1992	Darlington, US	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1992	Olovjannaja, RU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1992	Pelion 0.8 NW, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	Cuthbert, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	De Kooy, NL	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	Raipur, IN	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	La Palma, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	Alatyr', RU	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	Vozega, RU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	Kinesma, RU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	Conrad, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	Valmora, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	Lampasas, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	McGregor, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	Regensburg, DE	daily high max	32.5 C (90.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1992	Wijk_Aan_Zee_1, NL	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	42 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 1,168 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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	857
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1