The tornado strengthens and widens as it moved northeast to New Holland, killing 40 in that community. Flurries were observed as far south as Boston. Benjamin Franklin narrowly escapes electrocution while flying kite in thunderstorm. His observations lead him to conclude that lightning is a form of electricity. The Heppner Disaster occurred in Oregon.
Thunderstorms produce large hail and damaging winds across Georgia and the Carolinas.
A waterspout moves inland over Rome causing damage to property. The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th Century begins. Mt Pinatubo injects 15 to 30 million tons of sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere. Global dust cloud cools the planet, reversing for a time the global warming trend. 1992 is globally one of the coolest since the 1970s.