Weather Records on 23 December 1992

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1992. Highest significance: Dashauz, TM.

Key Facts for 23 December 1992

On 23 December 1992, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 488 daily.
Dashauz set a monthly record daily precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 23 December 1992.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 23 December 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dashauz	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merrinee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Licola Rwc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tallimba Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmaggie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cliffs (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itauninhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ceylon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pirapozinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biala (Alvison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Canobolas State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neville (Carcoar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Terry	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Old Bakery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 23 December 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 23 December 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1992

Top 20 records on 23 December 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1992	Dashauz, TM	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1992	Irymple (Arlington), AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1992	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1992	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Junee Reefs (Clear Hills), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Merrinee, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Billings Wtp, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Licola Rwc, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Bajramaly, TM	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Tallimba Store, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Tashkent, UZ	monthly rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Champagne (Naf), ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1992	Mildura SE, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	45 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 504 records.

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

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

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Data for records on 1992-12-23: 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 20	331
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2