Weather Records on 27 December 1992

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1992. Highest significance: Coen Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 1992

On 27 December 1992, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 485 daily.
Coen Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 189.4 mm (7.5 in) on 27 December 1992.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 27 December 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.4 mm (7.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wedgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chengshantou	China	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Abre Campo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itapebi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shiptons Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Las Palmas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Olive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ballesmi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Agustin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yulmbu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Airport Evap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waialae-Kahala 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corndale (Willow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Assarai-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Antreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puunene 396	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spreckelsville 400	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winifred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Catarina Sur	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Mo	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raul Soares-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 27 December 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 27 December 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 485.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records

Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1992

Top 20 records on 27 December 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1992	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	189.4 mm (7.5 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1992	Wedgefield, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1992	Chengshantou, CN	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Abre Campo, BR	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Itapebi, BR	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Hartwell, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Cut Bank AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Shiptons Flat, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Garden Valley, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Aurukun Shire Council, AU	monthly rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Valle de Las Palmas, MX	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Mount Olive, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Garden City Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Ballesmi, MX	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1992	Beowawe, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	76 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 500 records.

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

Records on 12-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1810	1
1839	2
1845	1
1849	1
1860	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	3
1875	1
1876	2
1881	1
1882	2
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1894	6
1896	5
1897	6
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	6
1903	12
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	38
1908	3
1909	25
1910	13
1911	12
1912	51
1913	24
1914	44
1915	42
1916	43
1917	67
1918	42
1919	188
1920	148
1921	336
1922	37
1923	292
1924	340
1925	509
1926	208
1927	175
1928	282
1929	394
1930	142
1931	314
1932	219
1933	474
1934	199
1935	706
1936	972
1937	241
1938	396
1939	429
1940	526
1941	204
1942	880
1943	246
1944	274
1945	406
1946	878
1947	356
1948	445
1949	730
1950	481
1951	266
1952	118
1953	241
1954	511
1955	533
1956	628
1957	316
1958	425
1959	1,114
1960	385
1961	217
1962	490
1963	243
1964	897
1965	473
1966	715
1967	817
1968	993
1969	778
1970	352
1971	1,207
1972	401
1973	819
1974	782
1975	622
1976	613
1977	815
1978	775
1979	578
1980	1,778
1981	832
1982	1,449
1983	2,382
1984	814
1985	821
1986	484
1987	2,166
1988	1,855
1989	925
1990	880
1991	477
1992	500
1993	1,329
1994	1,122
1995	1,317
1996	1,758
1997	850
1998	924
1999	867
2000	1,392
2001	642
2002	944
2003	1,242
2004	853
2005	913
2006	965
2007	838
2008	1,708
2009	1,005
2010	1,851
2011	1,094
2012	1,118
2013	506
2014	482
2015	2,877
2016	884
2017	1,415
2018	1,039
2019	558
2020	402
2021	1,532
2022	1,025
2023	750
2024	680
2025	1,100

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Data for records on 1992-12-27: 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 25	320
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1