Weather Records on 13 May 1992

962 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1992. Highest significance: Mungar Junction, AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1992

On 13 May 1992, 962 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 936 daily.
Mungar Junction set a daily record precipitation of 88.8 mm (3.5 in) on 13 May 1992.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

962 stations

962 station records on 13 May 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bargara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tuan Creek Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Teddington Waterworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duckinwilla Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yannergee (Dobroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blumenau (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ubobo Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warkon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chiautla de Tapia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vlamingh Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooralya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

962 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 521, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 13 May 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	521
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 13 May 1992 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 936.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

818 broken records

Margins by which the 818 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1992

Top 20 records on 13 May 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1992	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1992	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1992	Bauple, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1992	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1992	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1992	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1992	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1992	Bajool Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1992	Bargara, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1992	Childers Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1992	Tuan Creek Forest STN, AU	daily rain	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1992	Teddington Waterworks, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1992	Jesus del Monte, MX	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1992	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1992	Malakoff, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1992	San Gabriel, MX	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1992	Biggenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1992	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1992	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1992	Didcot, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	46 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

1794 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1992. 1992 had 962 records.

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

Records on 05-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	1
1806	1
1811	1
1814	1
1816	1
1820	1
1833	1
1834	1
1842	1
1848	2
1851	1
1859	1
1860	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	4
1882	2
1883	2
1884	1
1885	3
1886	4
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	5
1896	7
1897	6
1898	2
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	6
1903	4
1904	14
1905	16
1906	31
1907	25
1908	26
1909	10
1910	24
1911	22
1912	51
1913	50
1914	118
1915	133
1916	39
1917	91
1918	208
1919	37
1920	34
1921	62
1922	45
1923	140
1924	97
1925	130
1926	101
1927	165
1928	227
1929	145
1930	197
1931	386
1932	268
1933	709
1934	263
1935	319
1936	319
1937	186
1938	443
1939	309
1940	495
1941	662
1942	650
1943	605
1944	369
1945	507
1946	349
1947	299
1948	382
1949	462
1950	331
1951	538
1952	412
1953	1,053
1954	311
1955	502
1956	1,420
1957	481
1958	632
1959	592
1960	1,466
1961	556
1962	978
1963	451
1964	469
1965	266
1966	683
1967	609
1968	975
1969	663
1970	723
1971	843
1972	444
1973	546
1974	1,122
1975	381
1976	549
1977	834
1978	932
1979	633
1980	563
1981	469
1982	953
1983	1,041
1984	1,005
1985	939
1986	776
1987	1,101
1988	876
1989	669
1990	719
1991	1,046
1992	962
1993	950
1994	620
1995	1,883
1996	1,980
1997	1,113
1998	1,402
1999	727
2000	1,197
2001	1,142
2002	1,225
2003	695
2004	1,328
2005	889
2006	777
2007	655
2008	663
2009	690
2010	1,362
2011	715
2012	732
2013	1,051
2014	979
2015	632
2016	385
2017	572
2018	949
2019	524
2020	894
2021	656
2022	1,727
2023	550
2024	488
2025	887
2026	1,027

Download the Data

Data for records on 1992-05-13: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	699
20 to 40	82
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1