Weather Records on 4 December 1992

1,075 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1992. Highest significance: Winslow AP, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1992

On 4 December 1992, 1,075 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 364 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,036 daily.
Winslow AP set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 4 December 1992.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,075 stations

1,075 station records on 4 December 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Sur	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nacori Chico (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kybeyan (Gannawarrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ahome	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laveen 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Metolius 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Airport Evap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dalbeg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Angostura	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Javier	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,075 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 207, Heaviest daily rainfall 416, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 4 December 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	207
Heaviest daily rainfall	416
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 4 December 1992 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 1,036.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

905 broken records

Margins by which the 905 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 244.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1992

Top 20 records on 4 December 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1992	Winslow AP, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1992	Santa Gertrudis, MX	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1992	Coloso, PR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1992	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1992	Mahaulepu 941.1, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1992	Port Lincoln (White Flat), AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1992	Halenanaho 1006, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1992	San Antonio Sur, MX	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1992	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1992	Princeville Rch 1117, US	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1992	Cordes, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1992	Eagle, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1992	Uberlingen/Bodensee, DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1992	El Carrizal, MX	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1992	Logan Radio Kvnu, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1992	Payson, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1992	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1992	Comondu, MX	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1992	El Rito, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1992	El Carrizal, MX	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	49 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

1796 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1992. 1992 had 1,075 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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 50	853
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1