Weather Records on 20 May 1992

1,200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 May 1992. Highest significance: Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US.

Key Facts for 20 May 1992

On 20 May 1992, 1,200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
724 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,162 daily.
Kanalohuluhulu 1075 set a daily record precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 20 May 1992.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,200 stations

1,200 station records on 20 May 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 May 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Buncom 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Klagetoh 12 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Fidelis (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haisy	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lincang	China	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gali	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,200 records

Records set or tied on 20 May 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 323, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 401, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 May 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	323
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	401
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 May 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 1,162.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

972 broken records

Margins by which the 972 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 May 1992

Top 20 records on 20 May 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 May 1992	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 May 1992	Buncom 1 NNE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Medford Exp STN, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Santa Barbara, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Klagetoh 12 WNW, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Abritas, MX	monthly rain	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Glenwood, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Sao Fidelis (Pcd), BR	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Haisy, GE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Cuatro Cienegas (Smn), MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Burukan, RU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Lincang, CN	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Steele 4N, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Lovell, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Harnosand, SE	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Stockholm, SE	daily high max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Setauket Strong, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1992	Vastervik, SE	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	41 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 1,200 records.

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

Records on 05-20 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	1
1804	1
1815	1
1825	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	1
1858	3
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1871	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	3
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	19
1904	4
1905	4
1906	22
1907	35
1908	23
1909	10
1910	20
1911	82
1912	20
1913	10
1914	16
1915	42
1916	29
1917	46
1918	92
1919	56
1920	44
1921	234
1922	40
1923	125
1924	189
1925	251
1926	128
1927	118
1928	138
1929	323
1930	129
1931	451
1932	689
1933	449
1934	582
1935	259
1936	207
1937	270
1938	331
1939	266
1940	337
1941	378
1942	337
1943	802
1944	315
1945	498
1946	339
1947	358
1948	514
1949	586
1950	327
1951	288
1952	615
1953	518
1954	822
1955	421
1956	565
1957	728
1958	378
1959	785
1960	612
1961	333
1962	773
1963	732
1964	517
1965	200
1966	416
1967	587
1968	743
1969	885
1970	310
1971	653
1972	612
1973	419
1974	893
1975	1,332
1976	837
1977	553
1978	534
1979	683
1980	751
1981	1,540
1982	554
1983	1,307
1984	867
1985	426
1986	790
1987	1,036
1988	805
1989	764
1990	722
1991	925
1992	1,200
1993	1,208
1994	778
1995	734
1996	1,749
1997	1,106
1998	1,124
1999	673
2000	991
2001	847
2002	2,299
2003	1,201
2004	746
2005	929
2006	1,006
2007	565
2008	999
2009	1,529
2010	1,011
2011	1,117
2012	604
2013	919
2014	629
2015	1,001
2016	692
2017	1,214
2018	460
2019	1,483
2020	784
2021	904
2022	1,643
2023	1,106
2024	478
2025	969
2026	696

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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	968
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1