Weather Records on 12 September 1992

767 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 1992. Highest significance: Croydon Township, AU.

Key Facts for 12 September 1992

On 12 September 1992, 767 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 742 daily.
Croydon Township set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 12 September 1992.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

767 stations

767 station records on 12 September 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Janov Stan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ikej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Granja Yuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Jau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tapachula (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angel R. Cabada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	505.0 mm (19.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manlio Fabio Altamiramo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Attu	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miravalles	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Birr	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Aguajito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Terceira Alianca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eielson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Luiz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Segunda Alianca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas de Santa Barbara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Paamiut	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mirambeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Engenheiro Hermilo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Capomal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Tejar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alikdjer	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

767 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 September 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 September 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 742.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 1992

Top 20 records on 12 September 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 1992	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	97 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1992	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	94 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1992	Anthony Lagoon, AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1992	Janov Stan, RU	monthly rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1992	Raymondville, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1992	Koloko Rsvr 1137, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1992	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1992	Ikej, RU	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1992	Catemaco (Cfe), MX	daily rain	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1992	Silvan, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1992	Catemaco, MX	daily rain	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1992	Granja Yuba, BR	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1992	Porto Jau, BR	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1992	Xinyang, CN	monthly rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1992	Tapachula (Dge), MX	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1992	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1992	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1992	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1992	Warburton, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	111 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1992	Angel R. Cabada, MX	all-time rain	505.0 mm (19.9 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	46 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

1793 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1992. 1992 had 767 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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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	568
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2