Weather Records on 21 August 1992

957 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 1992. Highest significance: Kungur, RU.

Key Facts for 21 August 1992

On 21 August 1992, 957 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
356 were record highs and 392 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 931 daily.
Kungur set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 21 August 1992.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

957 stations

957 station records on 21 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kungur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Priargunsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kajlastuj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hemsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Konga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ovesholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Akeboda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olofstrom	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lessebo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ohs	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kavsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ronneby-Bredakra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chiautla de Tapia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Soraby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Habo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xingren	China	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Aguajito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parr	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taxco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Singeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolmen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rorsbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hylletofta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Youyang	China	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

957 records

Records set or tied on 21 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 226, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 166, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 21 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	226
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	166
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 931.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 1992

Top 20 records on 21 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 1992	Kungur, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Priargunsk, RU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	114 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Kajlastuj, RU	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Kin, RU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Hemsjo, SE	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Celaya (Smn), MX	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Konga, SE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Ovesholm, SE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Akeboda, SE	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Burnet, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Ocotlan de Morelos, MX	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Olofstrom, SE	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Lessebo, SE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Anderson, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Wien, AT	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1992	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	82 years	41 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

1800 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1992. 1992 had 957 records.

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

Records on 08-21 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1804	1
1807	1
1816	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1839	3
1843	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	2
1863	1
1866	1
1867	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1893	4
1894	8
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	9
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	22
1907	20
1908	13
1909	17
1910	33
1911	19
1912	50
1913	37
1914	24
1915	21
1916	106
1917	101
1918	202
1919	19
1920	59
1921	34
1922	58
1923	111
1924	135
1925	220
1926	227
1927	228
1928	110
1929	234
1930	297
1931	277
1932	264
1933	328
1934	320
1935	318
1936	807
1937	762
1938	239
1939	630
1940	683
1941	180
1942	415
1943	438
1944	346
1945	544
1946	390
1947	954
1948	305
1949	508
1950	958
1951	699
1952	368
1953	331
1954	497
1955	885
1956	701
1957	490
1958	389
1959	704
1960	490
1961	644
1962	469
1963	338
1964	794
1965	455
1966	661
1967	541
1968	1,014
1969	650
1970	373
1971	660
1972	441
1973	438
1974	564
1975	545
1976	756
1977	764
1978	445
1979	778
1980	904
1981	1,015
1982	769
1983	1,407
1984	975
1985	623
1986	1,166
1987	740
1988	889
1989	828
1990	910
1991	828
1992	957
1993	698
1994	968
1995	962
1996	950
1997	1,291
1998	948
1999	717
2000	861
2001	797
2002	965
2003	1,241
2004	1,585
2005	1,071
2006	797
2007	1,829
2008	1,012
2009	1,319
2010	1,155
2011	1,022
2012	990
2013	513
2014	624
2015	651
2016	890
2017	347
2018	816
2019	631
2020	1,147
2021	767
2022	917
2023	1,826
2024	777
2025	1,230
2026	1,289

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).