Weather Records on 6 May 1992

1,486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1992. Highest significance: Luna Rs, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 1992

On 6 May 1992, 1,486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
686 were record highs and 498 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,436 daily.
Luna Rs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 6 May 1992.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,486 stations

1,486 station records on 6 May 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Buckhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cueramaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Samalayuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Qian Gorlos	China	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Signal	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lindong	China	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mineracao Morro Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ovstedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Indaia (Cvsf)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vargem Do Engenho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yecorato (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eikemo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Campo Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tempoal de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,486 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 426, Lowest daily maximum 246, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 252, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 May 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	426
Lowest daily maximum	246
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	252
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 May 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 49, daily 1,436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,138 broken records

Margins by which the 1,138 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1992

Top 20 records on 6 May 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1992	Luna Rs, US	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1992	Buckhorn, US	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Limassol, CY	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Hellinikon, GR	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Cueramaro, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Yichang, CN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Samalayuca, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Qian Gorlos, CN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Etne, NO	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Rosendal, NO	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	White Signal, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Lindong, CN	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Windsor, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Arcadia, US	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge), MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Arcadia, US	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1992	Mineracao Morro Velho, BR	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	42 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 1,486 records.

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

Records on 05-06 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1805	1
1825	1
1836	1
1845	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1872	1
1877	3
1880	2
1883	1
1885	4
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	5
1898	17
1899	3
1900	8
1901	3
1902	8
1903	9
1904	12
1905	18
1906	14
1907	11
1908	18
1909	19
1910	23
1911	14
1912	20
1913	47
1914	30
1915	32
1916	51
1917	197
1918	43
1919	63
1920	42
1921	39
1922	87
1923	126
1924	95
1925	225
1926	178
1927	133
1928	106
1929	225
1930	581
1931	378
1932	302
1933	336
1934	640
1935	319
1936	430
1937	172
1938	310
1939	185
1940	243
1941	325
1942	309
1943	375
1944	879
1945	318
1946	260
1947	613
1948	384
1949	917
1950	610
1951	292
1952	496
1953	635
1954	551
1955	422
1956	559
1957	644
1958	615
1959	463
1960	781
1961	655
1962	301
1963	623
1964	823
1965	624
1966	950
1967	697
1968	890
1969	695
1970	710
1971	459
1972	499
1973	499
1974	806
1975	925
1976	644
1977	896
1978	899
1979	1,122
1980	574
1981	489
1982	800
1983	554
1984	846
1985	549
1986	1,228
1987	1,049
1988	919
1989	1,814
1990	1,220
1991	1,028
1992	1,486
1993	795
1994	591
1995	961
1996	1,578
1997	1,127
1998	1,160
1999	1,198
2000	1,357
2001	767
2002	979
2003	1,596
2004	1,490
2005	826
2006	663
2007	1,061
2008	412
2009	732
2010	1,187
2011	604
2012	1,007
2013	1,024
2014	612
2015	589
2016	808
2017	659
2018	454
2019	462
2020	578
2021	517
2022	736
2023	559
2024	841
2025	732
2026	796

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Data for records on 1992-05-06: 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	1,050
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	29
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2