Weather Records on 17 May 1992

1,025 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1992. Highest significance: Mason City, US.

Key Facts for 17 May 1992

On 17 May 1992, 1,025 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
337 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Mason City set a daily record precipitation of 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 17 May 1992.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,025 stations

1,025 station records on 17 May 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stratford 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lascelles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowler	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zimnegorskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Houston-Westbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Firth	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brian Pastures	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rib Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun Rwc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,025 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 453, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 17 May 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	453
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 17 May 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

864 broken records

Margins by which the 864 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1992

Top 20 records on 17 May 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1992	Mason City, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1992	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1992	Stratford 1 NW, US	monthly rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1992	Lascelles, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	99 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Muscoda, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Gundare, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Peterson, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Bowler, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Zimnegorskij Majak, RU	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Houston-Westbury, US	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Glentana, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Evesham Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1992	Biddenham, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	47 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

1802 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1992. 1992 had 1,025 records.

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

Records on 05-17 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1808	1
1816	1
1834	1
1837	1
1839	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	2
1864	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1874	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	3
1885	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1891	8
1892	4
1893	3
1895	8
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	7
1900	12
1901	2
1902	3
1903	9
1904	12
1905	10
1906	22
1907	10
1908	5
1909	33
1910	16
1911	30
1912	16
1913	24
1914	24
1915	53
1916	49
1917	18
1918	56
1919	35
1920	46
1921	50
1922	30
1923	95
1924	80
1925	326
1926	133
1927	264
1928	127
1929	168
1930	421
1931	201
1932	288
1933	365
1934	373
1935	341
1936	270
1937	183
1938	340
1939	285
1940	338
1941	408
1942	589
1943	855
1944	521
1945	799
1946	586
1947	249
1948	412
1949	544
1950	371
1951	373
1952	777
1953	441
1954	298
1955	570
1956	1,166
1957	469
1958	331
1959	488
1960	402
1961	291
1962	1,325
1963	368
1964	417
1965	462
1966	489
1967	644
1968	564
1969	638
1970	711
1971	723
1972	610
1973	1,016
1974	1,302
1975	365
1976	426
1977	1,078
1978	872
1979	459
1980	768
1981	940
1982	476
1983	1,326
1984	925
1985	561
1986	921
1987	1,054
1988	1,096
1989	1,307
1990	1,135
1991	1,237
1992	1,025
1993	495
1994	858
1995	1,734
1996	1,706
1997	1,619
1998	1,080
1999	795
2000	825
2001	960
2002	964
2003	1,127
2004	769
2005	784
2006	1,522
2007	742
2008	1,309
2009	1,050
2010	880
2011	1,483
2012	711
2013	739
2014	1,062
2015	824
2016	741
2017	1,302
2018	726
2019	686
2020	496
2021	443
2022	479
2023	385
2024	566
2025	928
2026	745

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 May 1992
Margin	Records
0 to 100	861
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1