Weather Records on 15 December 1992

1,263 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1992. Highest significance: Bradford Cntrl Fs, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 1992

On 15 December 1992, 1,263 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
368 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,224 daily.
Bradford Cntrl Fs set a daily record snow depth of 88.9 cm (35.0 in) on 15 December 1992.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,263 stations

1,263 station records on 15 December 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Voznesensk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Mtn Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tel Aviv Reading	Israel	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coyuquilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jess Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
West Medway	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Comala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morse	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Blair Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Caa AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
High Point Park	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alto 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,263 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 421, Heaviest daily snowfall 122, Deepest snow cover 140.

Records on 15 December 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	421
Heaviest daily snowfall	122
Deepest snow cover	140

Records on 15 December 1992 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 1,224.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,004 broken records

Margins by which the 1,004 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1992

Top 20 records on 15 December 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1992	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1992	Voznesensk, UA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1992	Crockett, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1992	Dequeen, US	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1992	Newburyport, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1992	Marshall, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1992	Mt Pleasant, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1992	Damascus 2 NNE, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1992	Pine Ridge, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1992	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1992	San Luis San Pedro, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1992	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1992	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1992	Gilmer 4 WNW, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1992	Sharon Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1992	Brackettville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1992	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1992	San Jeronimito, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1992	Bear Mtn Twr, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1992	Wamsutter, US	monthly snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	95 years	51 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

1793 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1992. 1992 had 1,263 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	954
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1