Weather Records on 1 May 1992

1,201 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1992. Highest significance: Kjelsas I Sorkedalen, NO.

Key Facts for 1 May 1992

On 1 May 1992, 1,201 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
790 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,173 daily.
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 1 May 1992.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,201 stations

1,201 station records on 1 May 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chaparaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orandino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Djurskog	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grimeli I Krodsherad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rena - Haugedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rygge	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cueramaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karsakpaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baterod	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gardermoen Sor	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hvaler	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,201 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 460, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 330, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 205.

Records on 1 May 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	460
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	330
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 May 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 1,173.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

922 broken records

Margins by which the 922 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1992

Top 20 records on 1 May 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1992	Kjelsas I Sorkedalen, NO	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Biri, NO	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Chaparaco, MX	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Almaty, KZ	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Orandino, MX	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Phetchabun, TH	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Plant City, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Charles City, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Newton, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Fairfield, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Winterset 4N, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Djurskog, SE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Akron 4 E, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Grimeli I Krodsherad, NO	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Decorah, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1992	Decorah, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 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

1795 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1992. 1992 had 1,201 records.

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

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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Data for records on 1992-05-01: 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 10	867
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1