Weather Records on 8 May 1992

1,740 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1992. Highest significance: Lyrup, AU.

Key Facts for 8 May 1992

On 8 May 1992, 1,740 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
504 were record highs and 863 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 206 monthly and 1,534 daily.
Lyrup set a daily record precipitation of 35.2 mm (1.4 in) on 8 May 1992.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

1,740 stations

1,740 station records on 8 May 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Meribah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cowangie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Loxton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Baixo Guandu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shinjo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston on Murray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eielson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Allandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cataloochee	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Homerville 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sapelo Is	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,740 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 479, Highest daily minimum 326, Lowest daily minimum 384, Heaviest daily rainfall 362, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 8 May 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	479
Highest daily minimum	326
Lowest daily minimum	384
Heaviest daily rainfall	362
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 8 May 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 206, daily 1,534.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,355 broken records

Margins by which the 1,355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1992

Top 20 records on 8 May 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1992	Lyrup, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1992	Dover, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1992	Meribah, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1992	Beazleys Bridge, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1992	Cowangie, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1992	Salisbury, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1992	Fitzgerald, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1992	Loxton, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1992	Baixo Guandu, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1992	Shinjo, JP	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1992	Millaa Millaa Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1992	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1992	Alawoona (Schells Well), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1992	Ixtlan del Rio, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1992	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1992	Covington, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1992	Loxton (Pyap), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1992	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1992	Akita, JP	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1992	Rome, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	51 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 1,740 records.

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

Records on 05-08 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1806	1
1825	1
1834	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1857	1
1858	2
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	3
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	5
1898	2
1900	10
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	13
1905	17
1906	27
1907	7
1908	14
1909	19
1910	26
1911	34
1912	36
1913	34
1914	71
1915	35
1916	17
1917	108
1918	47
1919	132
1920	62
1921	35
1922	38
1923	510
1924	196
1925	272
1926	191
1927	328
1928	310
1929	194
1930	572
1931	403
1932	283
1933	553
1934	728
1935	78
1936	650
1937	107
1938	425
1939	235
1940	296
1941	271
1942	128
1943	465
1944	258
1945	646
1946	271
1947	1,152
1948	453
1949	361
1950	748
1951	274
1952	794
1953	580
1954	463
1955	411
1956	490
1957	546
1958	440
1959	252
1960	748
1961	556
1962	450
1963	1,105
1964	731
1965	704
1966	522
1967	573
1968	424
1969	542
1970	501
1971	413
1972	509
1973	527
1974	777
1975	555
1976	989
1977	682
1978	676
1979	1,113
1980	722
1981	613
1982	557
1983	638
1984	1,072
1985	591
1986	1,210
1987	1,226
1988	632
1989	1,543
1990	715
1991	710
1992	1,740
1993	892
1994	768
1995	1,340
1996	908
1997	973
1998	1,348
1999	985
2000	1,782
2001	851
2002	1,843
2003	1,420
2004	1,133
2005	685
2006	801
2007	718
2008	595
2009	779
2010	1,079
2011	602
2012	709
2013	686
2014	958
2015	647
2016	752
2017	467
2018	711
2019	723
2020	599
2021	419
2022	908
2023	579
2024	1,015
2025	380
2026	292

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Data for records on 1992-05-08: 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	1,303
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2