Weather Records on 31 December 1992

1,062 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1992. Highest significance: Polson, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 1992

On 31 December 1992, 1,062 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
500 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,020 daily.
Polson set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 31 December 1992.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,062 stations

1,062 station records on 31 December 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Polson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wing	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Metolius 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Juchipila (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lagrange	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,062 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 310, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 31 December 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	310
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 31 December 1992 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 38, daily 1,020.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

834 broken records

Margins by which the 834 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 544.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1992

Top 20 records on 31 December 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1992	Polson, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1992	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1992	Montpelier, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1992	Paulding, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1992	Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1992	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1992	Watersmeet, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1992	Fremont, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1992	Put-In-Bay, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1992	Tulelake, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1992	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1992	Bend, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1992	Covelo, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1992	Sisters, US	monthly snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1992	Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1992	Goshen 3SW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1992	Rolla 1NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1992	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1992	Angola, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1992	Beowawe, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	50 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

1797 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1992. 1992 had 1,062 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 100	801
100 to 200	28
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1