Weather Records on 23 August 1992

1,291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1992. Highest significance: Saint Johns, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1992

On 23 August 1992, 1,291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 738 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 245 monthly and 1,042 daily.
Saint Johns set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 23 August 1992.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,291 stations

1,291 station records on 23 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Austin 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Logan 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Y Lightning Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oklee	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lofsdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunburst 8 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Drummond Aviation	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Power 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Espedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Al III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carbo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,291 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 509, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 229, Heaviest daily rainfall 354, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 23 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	509
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	229
Heaviest daily rainfall	354
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 23 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 245, daily 1,042.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,046 broken records

Margins by which the 1,046 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1992

Top 20 records on 23 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1992	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1992	Gisela, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1992	Cascade 5 S, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1992	Choteau, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1992	Austin 1 W, US	monthly snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	42 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1992	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1992	Florence, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1992	Wickenburg, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1992	Kipling 4 NNW, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1992	Anaconda, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1992	Childs, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1992	Cordes, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1992	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1992	Ft Logan 4 ESE, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1992	Waterdale, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1992	Shonkin 7 S, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1992	Montezuma Castle Nm, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1992	Y Lightning Rch, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1992	Oklee, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1992	Paducah, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	53 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

1802 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1992. 1992 had 1,291 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

Download the Data

Data for records on 1992-08-23: 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 50	1,009
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1