Weather Records on 23 October 1992

1,176 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1992. Highest significance: Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 1992

On 23 October 1992, 1,176 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
422 were record highs and 417 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,136 daily.
Darwin Botanic Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 64.6 mm (2.5 in) on 23 October 1992.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,176 stations

1,176 station records on 23 October 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rzev	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Aldama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Higo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Nova Do Paraopeba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Capuluaque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dumure	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tempoal de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Terrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redelinghuis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falcon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loma Alta (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huahuaxtla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Nuevo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joloapan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Pagoda (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Remolino (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tecuantepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silacayoapam (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Actopan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melchor Ocampo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zacualtipan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Lorenzo Sayula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rooijantjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,176 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 276, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 312, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 23 October 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	276
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 23 October 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 1,136.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

974 broken records

Margins by which the 974 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1992

Top 20 records on 23 October 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1992	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	106 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1992	Haparanda, SE	daily low max	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Harnosand, SE	daily low max	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Rzev, RU	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Villa de Aldama, MX	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	El Higo, MX	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Ponte Nova Do Paraopeba, BR	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Capuluaque (Cfe), MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Dumure, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Martinez de la Torre (Dge), MX	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Pitea, SE	daily low min	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Sveg, SE	daily low max	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Tempoal de Sanchez, MX	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Terrerillos, MX	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Redelinghuis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Falcon Dam, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Villa Purificacion (Dge), MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1992	Loma Alta (Cfe), MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	42 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

1795 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1992. 1992 had 1,176 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 25	932
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1