Weather Records on 13 December 1992

1,113 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1992. Highest significance: Fall Rvr Lake, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 1992

On 13 December 1992, 1,113 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,063 daily.
Fall Rvr Lake set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 13 December 1992.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,113 stations

1,113 station records on 13 December 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Valley View	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Blair Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shepaug Dam	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Girard	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Autlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parawa (Sharon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Desembocada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bulls Brg Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harveyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woonsocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mexican Hat	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tonganoxie 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,113 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 521, Heaviest daily snowfall 158, Deepest snow cover 130.

Records on 13 December 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	521
Heaviest daily snowfall	158
Deepest snow cover	130

Records on 13 December 1992 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 44, daily 1,063.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

921 broken records

Margins by which the 921 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1992

Top 20 records on 13 December 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1992	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1992	Palmaryville, ZA	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1992	Franklin, US	all-time snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1992	Graham, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	82 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1992	Hico, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1992	Orion, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1992	Fremont 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1992	Valley View, US	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1992	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1992	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1992	Dilia, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1992	Buffalo Mills, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1992	Moran, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1992	Middleboro, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1992	Elk Mtn, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1992	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1992	Savage Rvr Dam, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1992	Newburyport, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1992	Rochford 2 WNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1992	Mc Lean, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	53 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 1,113 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	485
2024	296
2025	1,344

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	858
100 to 200	48
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1