Weather Records on 10 May 1992

875 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1992. Highest significance: Watertown, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 1992

On 10 May 1992, 875 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
289 were record highs and 360 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 853 daily.
Watertown set a daily record precipitation of 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 10 May 1992.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

875 stations

875 station records on 10 May 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Owen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Masljanino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zavetnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pijijiapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cangucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tacotan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Santa Rosa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolaos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitirama (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Naranjo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ganado	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palos Altos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

875 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 242, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 10 May 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	242
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 10 May 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 853.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

692 broken records

Margins by which the 692 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1992

Top 20 records on 10 May 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1992	Watertown, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1992	Owen Springs, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1992	Rico, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Masljanino, RU	monthly rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Zavetnoe, RU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Irozaki, JP	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Guacui, BR	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Pijijiapan, MX	monthly low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Arcadia, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Arcadia, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Cangucu, BR	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Ahuacatlan, MX	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Bemidji, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Tacotan, MX	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	El Chiflon, MX	daily low max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Presa Santa Rosa (Cfe), MX	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Ashley, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1992	Bolaos, MX	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	34 years	38 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

1805 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1992. 1992 had 875 records.

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

Records on 05-10 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1814	2
1832	1
1834	1
1836	4
1838	1
1843	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	2
1858	1
1860	1
1861	2
1867	3
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1893	1
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	5
1900	4
1901	6
1902	18
1903	6
1904	7
1905	21
1906	42
1907	33
1908	10
1909	17
1910	21
1911	55
1912	15
1913	23
1914	17
1915	18
1916	26
1917	23
1918	105
1919	145
1920	54
1921	143
1922	38
1923	291
1924	198
1925	163
1926	291
1927	296
1928	189
1929	102
1930	647
1931	277
1932	145
1933	516
1934	412
1935	200
1936	439
1937	148
1938	179
1939	179
1940	317
1941	257
1942	237
1943	482
1944	200
1945	646
1946	455
1947	820
1948	491
1949	492
1950	356
1951	281
1952	342
1953	627
1954	554
1955	272
1956	669
1957	374
1958	338
1959	192
1960	660
1961	722
1962	593
1963	951
1964	259
1965	413
1966	1,290
1967	932
1968	861
1969	325
1970	555
1971	416
1972	573
1973	429
1974	608
1975	448
1976	672
1977	1,075
1978	815
1979	1,927
1980	865
1981	1,213
1982	671
1983	753
1984	635
1985	925
1986	669
1987	1,270
1988	490
1989	1,365
1990	1,071
1991	854
1992	875
1993	1,056
1994	622
1995	1,129
1996	1,469
1997	1,215
1998	1,268
1999	1,299
2000	1,036
2001	842
2002	867
2003	1,688
2004	735
2005	761
2006	879
2007	815
2008	877
2009	651
2010	855
2011	1,288
2012	1,054
2013	635
2014	506
2015	943
2016	815
2017	702
2018	923
2019	1,254
2020	1,346
2021	635
2022	1,346
2023	359
2024	622
2025	1,094
2026	496

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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	671
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2