Weather Records on 24 September 1992

1,250 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1992. Highest significance: Appila, AU.

Key Facts for 24 September 1992

On 24 September 1992, 1,250 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
598 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,216 daily.
Appila set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 24 September 1992.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

1,250 stations

1,250 station records on 24 September 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hallett (Ketchowla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oodla Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Broadview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill (Four Brothers)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte-Yarcowie (Gum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kokatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob (Gilles Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Lake Everard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Bringagee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,250 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 257, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 341, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 382, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 24 September 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	257
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	341
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 24 September 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 1,216.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

998 broken records

Margins by which the 998 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1992

Top 20 records on 24 September 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1992	Appila, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Terowie, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Kherson, UA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Hallett (Ketchowla), AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Manna Hill, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Commodore, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Hawker, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Yongala, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Oodla Wirra, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1992	Roopena, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1992	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1992	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	59 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

1803 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1992. 1992 had 1,250 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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 100	990
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1