Weather Records on 17 December 1992

1,461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1992. Highest significance: La Grange 1N, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 1992

On 17 December 1992, 1,461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,423 daily.
La Grange 1N set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 17 December 1992.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,461 stations

1,461 station records on 17 December 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Buckalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Burtundy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coolabah (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cleve (Pineview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Kitts	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Whyalla (Broadview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Apoinga (Wilivere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,461 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 731, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 110.

Records on 17 December 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	731
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	110

Records on 17 December 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 1,423.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,259 broken records

Margins by which the 1,259 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1992

Top 20 records on 17 December 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1992	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Snowtown, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Wyanga (Barcoo), AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	90 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Robertstown, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	all-time rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Cowell, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Cleve, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	monthly rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Cleve (Mangalo), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Coondambo, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Maitland, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AU	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1992	Girilambone (Booroomugga), AU	daily rain	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)

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 1,461 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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	1,140
50 to 100	80
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2