Weather Records on 18 May 1992

921 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 May 1992. Highest significance: Dagworth Station, AU.

Key Facts for 18 May 1992

On 18 May 1992, 921 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
491 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 903 daily.
Dagworth Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 148.0 mm (5.8 in) on 18 May 1992.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

921 stations

921 station records on 18 May 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 May 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waialae-Kahala 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Speddingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Las Comitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Astatla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Jaragua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Jar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Damian Carmona	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loughrea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oake Marsh Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midwest	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upolu Point Uscg 159.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

921 records

Records set or tied on 18 May 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 18 May 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 18 May 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 903.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

749 broken records

Margins by which the 749 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 May 1992

Top 20 records on 18 May 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 May 1992	Dagworth Station, AU	monthly rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	55 years	76 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1992	Waialua 847, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1992	El Paso Intl AP, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Centerville, US	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Currie Post Office, AU	monthly rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Waialae-Kahala 715, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Speddingup, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Las Comitas, MX	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Pleasant Valley, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Bowie, US	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Astatla, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Rio Jaragua, BR	daily rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Cambridge, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Harwell, AU	monthly rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Anaconda, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1992	Newton Rigg, GB	daily high max	24.3 C (75.7 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	74 years	40 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

1796 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1992. 1992 had 921 records.

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

Records on 05-18 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1798	1
1802	2
1832	1
1833	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1859	1
1861	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	2
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1891	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	5
1896	2
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1900	13
1901	6
1902	9
1903	7
1904	11
1905	2
1906	24
1907	18
1908	5
1909	12
1910	50
1911	64
1912	5
1913	11
1914	45
1915	55
1916	74
1917	30
1918	42
1919	30
1920	26
1921	41
1922	33
1923	61
1924	92
1925	220
1926	133
1927	180
1928	160
1929	193
1930	475
1931	191
1932	460
1933	380
1934	390
1935	400
1936	282
1937	348
1938	382
1939	169
1940	315
1941	334
1942	421
1943	744
1944	496
1945	706
1946	651
1947	231
1948	426
1949	597
1950	473
1951	279
1952	493
1953	393
1954	498
1955	848
1956	795
1957	595
1958	334
1959	435
1960	404
1961	187
1962	1,199
1963	477
1964	329
1965	345
1966	438
1967	410
1968	817
1969	865
1970	703
1971	666
1972	499
1973	1,233
1974	1,097
1975	383
1976	733
1977	1,126
1978	1,090
1979	399
1980	614
1981	1,218
1982	452
1983	1,093
1984	717
1985	498
1986	1,131
1987	823
1988	1,154
1989	721
1990	753
1991	1,218
1992	921
1993	707
1994	1,015
1995	1,849
1996	1,767
1997	1,115
1998	1,060
1999	584
2000	922
2001	898
2002	1,833
2003	1,270
2004	847
2005	630
2006	1,493
2007	1,133
2008	999
2009	1,368
2010	894
2011	1,406
2012	523
2013	816
2014	609
2015	785
2016	597
2017	1,855
2018	557
2019	810
2020	706
2021	418
2022	711
2023	554
2024	551
2025	619
2026	1,131

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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 50	740
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1