Weather Records on 15 May 1992

944 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1992. Highest significance: Wharton, US.

Key Facts for 15 May 1992

On 15 May 1992, 944 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
590 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 915 daily.
Wharton set a daily record precipitation of 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 15 May 1992.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

944 stations

944 station records on 15 May 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao de Petropolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Yautepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Porciuncula	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camelpo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	144.1 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Acateno (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Ixcatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melchor Ocampo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Pagoda (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ooratippra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aldeia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Castillos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cataguases	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sumidouro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caduao	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

944 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 379, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 May 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	379
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 May 1992 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 915.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

825 broken records

Margins by which the 825 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1992

Top 20 records on 15 May 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1992	Wharton, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	87 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1992	Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1992	Carrollton, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1992	Ravenna, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	Sao Joao de Petropolis, BR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	monthly rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	O'Neill, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	Harlingen, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	San Carlos Yautepec, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	Fullerton, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	Palermo, IT	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	179 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	Ticuman, MX	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	Lafayette 1 NE, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	Nanambinia, AU	monthly rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	Portland, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	Porciuncula, BR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1992	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	44 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

1820 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1992. 1992 had 944 records.

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

Records on 05-15 in each year
Year	Records
1820	1
1825	1
1831	1
1832	1
1837	2
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1855	2
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	3
1874	2
1876	4
1878	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	3
1891	3
1893	5
1894	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	3
1899	9
1900	9
1901	2
1902	9
1903	4
1904	13
1905	16
1906	10
1907	27
1908	25
1909	89
1910	27
1911	27
1912	26
1913	60
1914	16
1915	236
1916	27
1917	80
1918	133
1919	25
1920	58
1921	92
1922	30
1923	125
1924	174
1925	100
1926	161
1927	191
1928	144
1929	161
1930	136
1931	459
1932	368
1933	439
1934	227
1935	288
1936	372
1937	373
1938	393
1939	351
1940	179
1941	454
1942	701
1943	568
1944	630
1945	588
1946	238
1947	334
1948	264
1949	363
1950	260
1951	736
1952	476
1953	426
1954	355
1955	538
1956	466
1957	521
1958	605
1959	764
1960	291
1961	508
1962	1,128
1963	782
1964	347
1965	320
1966	389
1967	609
1968	1,019
1969	790
1970	512
1971	351
1972	484
1973	818
1974	1,230
1975	372
1976	803
1977	1,186
1978	922
1979	404
1980	625
1981	586
1982	500
1983	1,215
1984	1,059
1985	649
1986	679
1987	1,073
1988	643
1989	552
1990	776
1991	1,179
1992	944
1993	784
1994	910
1995	1,750
1996	1,452
1997	1,175
1998	1,641
1999	810
2000	850
2001	1,280
2002	801
2003	1,023
2004	1,046
2005	767
2006	955
2007	949
2008	995
2009	675
2010	1,088
2011	1,298
2012	751
2013	1,081
2014	1,411
2015	717
2016	890
2017	435
2018	1,074
2019	627
2020	472
2021	412
2022	847
2023	566
2024	596
2025	801
2026	481

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Data for records on 1992-05-15: 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	772
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1