Weather Records on 9 May 1992

1,476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1992. Highest significance: Den Helder-1, NL.

Key Facts for 9 May 1992

On 9 May 1992, 1,476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 529 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,428 daily.
Den Helder-1 set a daily record precipitation of 30.4 mm (1.2 in) on 9 May 1992.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,476 stations

1,476 station records on 9 May 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Paulowna	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Den Oever	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schagen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Cocksdorps	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Callantsoog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Joure	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oudemirdum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Apazulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eenrum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gorredijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Veendam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Makkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Drachten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kreileroord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Casca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Haukes	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Finsterwolde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mendanha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hollum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nijbeets	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Buinen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Trevallyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Formerum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmoore	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,476 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 309, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 220, Heaviest daily rainfall 628, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 9 May 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	309
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	220
Heaviest daily rainfall	628
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 9 May 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 48, daily 1,428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,221 broken records

Margins by which the 1,221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1992

Top 20 records on 9 May 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1992	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1992	Union de Tula, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1992	Ashland, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1992	Jumatan (Cfe), MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Cressy, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Anna Paulowna, NL	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Medemblik, NL	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Den Oever, NL	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Schagen, NL	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	monthly low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	De Cocksdorps, NL	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Bergen (Nh), NL	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Callantsoog, NL	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Joure, NL	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Oudemirdum, NL	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Arcadia, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Palermo, IT	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Apazulco, MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Eenrum, NL	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 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

1793 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1992. 1992 had 1,476 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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Data for records on 1992-05-09: 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	131
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1