Weather Records on 8 April 1992

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1992. Highest significance: Melangata, AU.

Key Facts for 8 April 1992

On 8 April 1992, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 510 daily.
Melangata set a daily record precipitation of 39.2 mm (1.5 in) on 8 April 1992.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 8 April 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melangata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dalgaranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Noongall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pullagaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gidgee Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yibin	China	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Farmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jingemarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mouroubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glamoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macarthur (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cogla Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paynes Find	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shelleyvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balla North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wanarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Killara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Five Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jomo Kenyatta Intl	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wialki North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 April 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 April 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1992

Top 20 records on 8 April 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1992	Melangata, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1992	Dalgaranga, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1992	Booylgoo Spring, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1992	Pindathuna, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1992	Noongall, AU	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1992	Avoca, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1992	Burnerbinmah, AU	monthly rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1992	Challa, AU	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1992	Coodardy, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1992	Yoweragabbie, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1992	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1992	Pullagaroo, AU	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1992	Fairfield, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1992	Yeelirrie, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1992	Perangery, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1992	Gidgee Gold Mine, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1992	Depot Springs, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1992	Yibin, CN	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1992	Mount Magnet, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1992	Wondinong, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	49 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

1798 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1992. 1992 had 534 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

Download the Data

Data for records on 1992-04-08: 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	426
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1