Weather Records on 15 September 1992

919 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1992. Highest significance: Chariton 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 15 September 1992

On 15 September 1992, 919 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 881 daily.
Chariton 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 176.5 mm (6.9 in) on 15 September 1992.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

919 stations

919 station records on 15 September 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Lorimor	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Eagle	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Leon 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itirapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Martin Chalchicuautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piquerobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barranco Azul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguariuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rancharia (Mc Fadden)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palkane Myttaala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jacarei	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quintana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hattula Lepaa-1	Finland	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Quelite (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaawaloa 29	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Do Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manton Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

919 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 476, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 15 September 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	476
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 15 September 1992 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 28, daily 881.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

765 broken records

Margins by which the 765 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1992

Top 20 records on 15 September 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1992	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1992	Lorimor, US	all-time rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	42 years	76 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1992	Osceola, US	all-time rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1992	Greenfield, US	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1992	Eagle, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1992	Leon 6 ESE, US	all-time rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1992	Eagle, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1992	College Obsy, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1992	Tuba City, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1992	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1992	Chilton, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1992	Greenock, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1992	Beaconsfield 3N, US	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1992	Atibaia, BR	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1992	Itirapina, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1992	San Martin Chalchicuautla, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1992	Piquerobi, BR	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1992	Barranco Azul, MX	daily rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1992	Opihihale #2 24.1, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1992	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	45 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 919 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	695
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1