Weather Records on 6 December 1992

1,622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1992. Highest significance: Carroll, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 1992

On 6 December 1992, 1,622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 640 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,588 daily.
Carroll set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 6 December 1992.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,622 stations

1,622 station records on 6 December 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.4 mm (9.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Artemivsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moyston (Barton Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Peebinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Vergel (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lookeba 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Brogo (Upper Brogo Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guernsey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Yacca Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belowra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,622 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 441, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Heaviest daily snowfall 254, Deepest snow cover 181.

Records on 6 December 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	441
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	254
Deepest snow cover	181

Records on 6 December 1992 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 30, daily 1,588.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,347 broken records

Margins by which the 1,347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1992

Top 20 records on 6 December 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1992	Carroll, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 December 1992	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	monthly rain	235.4 mm (9.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	67 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 December 1992	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1992	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1992	Artemivsk, UA	all-time rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1992	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1992	Narooma Rvcp, AU	monthly rain	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	21 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1992	Austin Waste Wtp Facility, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1992	Meade, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1992	Ft Sumner, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1992	Moyston (Barton Estate), AU	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1992	Haddam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1992	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	all-time snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1992	Mc Lean, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1992	Wellington, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1992	Watonga, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1992	Peebinga, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1992	Willaura (Yarram Park), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1992	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1992	Idalia, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	55 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

1804 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1992. 1992 had 1,622 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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	1,161
50 to 100	134
100 to 150	45
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2