Weather Records on 20 September 1992

718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1992. Highest significance: Newdegate South, AU.

Key Facts for 20 September 1992

On 20 September 1992, 718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 696 daily.
Newdegate South set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 20 September 1992.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

718 stations

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

Weather records on 20 September 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newdegate South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Youndegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhny-Chir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose da Bela Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Songpan	China	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Mor	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kupiansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Attu	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yelbeni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iconha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Do Piagui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Nogal	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zhengzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Taxhimay	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blagodarnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dzitas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

718 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 20 September 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 20 September 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 696.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 1992

Top 20 records on 20 September 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 1992	Newdegate South, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 September 1992	Codg Codgen, AU	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Tammin, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	McKinley Park, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Mellenbye, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Doodarding Well, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Moningarin, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Forest, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Youndegin, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Nizhny-Chir, RU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Sedgefield (Bundajon), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Hyde Park, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Sao Jose da Bela Vista, BR	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Barnong, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Stover, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	University Exp STN, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Songpan, CN	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1992	Northway AP, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	0 years	40 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

1812 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1992. 1992 had 718 records.

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

Records on 09-20 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1837	1
1840	1
1844	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1860	1
1862	1
1870	1
1871	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	8
1891	4
1893	5
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	16
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	3
1902	3
1903	3
1904	12
1905	8
1906	22
1907	11
1908	24
1909	10
1910	8
1911	21
1912	34
1913	48
1914	28
1915	239
1916	28
1917	100
1918	59
1919	55
1920	64
1921	40
1922	52
1923	249
1924	329
1925	330
1926	129
1927	169
1928	144
1929	373
1930	102
1931	564
1932	270
1933	223
1934	349
1935	201
1936	133
1937	385
1938	506
1939	312
1940	591
1941	582
1942	436
1943	419
1944	466
1945	406
1946	766
1947	460
1948	454
1949	268
1950	435
1951	267
1952	434
1953	479
1954	628
1955	625
1956	985
1957	514
1958	410
1959	489
1960	352
1961	384
1962	707
1963	290
1964	482
1965	1,180
1966	414
1967	449
1968	617
1969	604
1970	591
1971	884
1972	582
1973	569
1974	771
1975	527
1976	375
1977	776
1978	1,216
1979	767
1980	567
1981	979
1982	911
1983	1,958
1984	895
1985	730
1986	743
1987	856
1988	698
1989	968
1990	743
1991	1,835
1992	718
1993	1,031
1994	788
1995	1,374
1996	1,077
1997	1,282
1998	1,157
1999	923
2000	908
2001	821
2002	845
2003	910
2004	1,156
2005	960
2006	732
2007	645
2008	648
2009	715
2010	1,497
2011	650
2012	549
2013	595
2014	577
2015	439
2016	778
2017	920
2018	1,020
2019	835
2020	630
2021	565
2022	786
2023	482
2024	596
2025	877
2026	682

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Data for records on 1992-09-20: 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 100	589
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1