Weather Records on 24 December 1992

464 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1992. Highest significance: Cobar (Paddington), AU.

Key Facts for 24 December 1992

On 24 December 1992, 464 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 450 daily.
Cobar (Paddington) set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 24 December 1992.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

464 stations

464 station records on 24 December 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lampang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aratichanguio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Airport Evap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lampang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lancang	China	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keno	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Liverpool(Whitlam Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wiscoy 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kulnura North (Wilcher)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phrae	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Baltazar Tetela	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shepaug Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dzardzan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lincang	China	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heraklion	Greece	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Telchac Puerto	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biala (Alvison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Simao	China	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

464 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 24 December 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 24 December 1992 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1992

Top 20 records on 24 December 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1992	Cobar (Paddington), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	86 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1992	Phrae, TH	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1992	Lampang, TH	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1992	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Waiahole 837, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Conceicao da Barra, BR	daily rain	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Aratichanguio, MX	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Cameron, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Braidwood (Krawarree), AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Nicosia, CY	daily low max	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Chiang Mai, TH	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Coen Airport Evap, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Prado, BR	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Chiang Mai, TH	daily low max	19.5 C (67.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Rolla 1NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1992	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily high min	0.9 C (33.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	86 years	36 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 464 records.

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

Records on 12-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	2
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1852	1
1857	1
1864	2
1870	4
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1889	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1898	9
1899	1
1900	2
1901	9
1902	3
1903	5
1904	9
1905	7
1906	26
1907	12
1908	2
1909	68
1910	38
1911	13
1912	33
1913	29
1914	59
1915	51
1916	24
1917	25
1918	95
1919	200
1920	43
1921	142
1922	82
1923	118
1924	369
1925	100
1926	126
1927	81
1928	167
1929	237
1930	95
1931	1,045
1932	849
1933	478
1934	178
1935	225
1936	420
1937	202
1938	157
1939	178
1940	575
1941	589
1942	519
1943	637
1944	300
1945	546
1946	245
1947	370
1948	756
1949	220
1950	633
1951	525
1952	277
1953	512
1954	231
1955	1,334
1956	295
1957	469
1958	205
1959	339
1960	638
1961	415
1962	741
1963	1,191
1964	1,725
1965	766
1966	662
1967	663
1968	946
1969	865
1970	741
1971	543
1972	282
1973	641
1974	793
1975	695
1976	581
1977	952
1978	532
1979	1,100
1980	856
1981	770
1982	1,699
1983	5,032
1984	568
1985	685
1986	736
1987	1,329
1988	712
1989	2,589
1990	2,228
1991	663
1992	464
1993	577
1994	959
1995	1,285
1996	1,287
1997	1,152
1998	916
1999	1,134
2000	707
2001	744
2002	1,056
2003	779
2004	1,099
2005	1,158
2006	925
2007	533
2008	727
2009	1,663
2010	1,316
2011	504
2012	818
2013	866
2014	910
2015	2,438
2016	593
2017	510
2018	208
2019	565
2020	395
2021	1,012
2022	1,334
2023	1,347
2024	467
2025	2,206

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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 20	296
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	2