Weather Records on 19 December 1992

1,176 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1992. Highest significance: Adelaide (Seaton), AU.

Key Facts for 19 December 1992

On 19 December 1992, 1,176 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
396 were record highs and 276 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,151 daily.
Adelaide (Seaton) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 19 December 1992.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,176 stations

1,176 station records on 19 December 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adelaide (Seaton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Erudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Buckalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Perponda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waikerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Bundyulumblah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bold Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mindarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.6 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hilltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Willow Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Caa AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora (Cooinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Russleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aratichanguio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,176 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 394, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 19 December 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	394
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 19 December 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 1,151.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

969 broken records

Margins by which the 969 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1992

Top 20 records on 19 December 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1992	Adelaide (Seaton), AU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Barham (Thule Street), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Enngonia (Shearer Street), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Erudina, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Canary Island, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Happy Valley Reservoir, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Kanmantoo, AU	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Callington, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Waikerie (Ramco), AU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Perponda, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Hoyleton, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Mount Compass, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1992	Waikerie, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1992	Wentworth (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1992	Wanganella (Bundyulumblah), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	58 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 1,176 records.

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

Records on 12-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	1
1805	1
1835	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	3
1855	3
1859	3
1860	1
1861	2
1869	2
1870	1
1875	2
1877	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	16
1903	2
1904	19
1905	5
1906	9
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	22
1911	17
1912	41
1913	50
1914	23
1915	31
1916	38
1917	36
1918	24
1919	53
1920	30
1921	60
1922	155
1923	180
1924	492
1925	79
1926	152
1927	222
1928	45
1929	386
1930	76
1931	650
1932	239
1933	459
1934	455
1935	110
1936	689
1937	211
1938	237
1939	390
1940	392
1941	588
1942	654
1943	364
1944	241
1945	700
1946	182
1947	283
1948	397
1949	632
1950	545
1951	622
1952	469
1953	517
1954	443
1955	906
1956	287
1957	984
1958	386
1959	249
1960	432
1961	595
1962	670
1963	966
1964	753
1965	392
1966	851
1967	1,063
1968	900
1969	381
1970	485
1971	288
1972	325
1973	1,014
1974	252
1975	843
1976	398
1977	569
1978	1,191
1979	829
1980	456
1981	1,515
1982	768
1983	2,804
1984	1,066
1985	1,179
1986	609
1987	1,095
1988	1,001
1989	1,740
1990	1,463
1991	1,236
1992	1,176
1993	1,153
1994	692
1995	1,459
1996	2,108
1997	830
1998	855
1999	609
2000	1,154
2001	627
2002	1,467
2003	996
2004	664
2005	697
2006	1,061
2007	689
2008	1,545
2009	1,937
2010	1,610
2011	832
2012	774
2013	636
2014	537
2015	1,109
2016	1,080
2017	783
2018	397
2019	541
2020	327
2021	603
2022	494
2023	1,224
2024	864
2025	1,542

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Data for records on 1992-12-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	916
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1