Weather Records on 5 August 1992

861 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1992. Highest significance: Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 1992

On 5 August 1992, 861 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 475 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 833 daily.
Okmulgee Wtr Wks set a daily record precipitation of 76.5 mm (3.0 in) on 5 August 1992.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

861 stations

861 station records on 5 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kaawaloa 29	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Matong (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumka 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Checotah	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maumelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maramec	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton (Bents Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loche	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sasabe	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

861 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 317, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 158, Heaviest daily rainfall 235.

Records on 5 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	317
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	158
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 23, daily 833.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1992

Top 20 records on 5 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1992	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1992	The Rock (Bullenbong), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	109 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1992	Hoxie, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1992	Kaawaloa 29, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	Matong (Main Street), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	Wetumka 3 NE, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	Mannford 6 NW, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	Malvern, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	Coldwater, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	Haskell, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	Owensville 3E, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	Portland, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	Mellette 4 W, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	La Estanzuela, MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	Ozark, US	monthly rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	Saint Paul, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1992	Enid, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 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

1797 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1992. 1992 had 861 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

Download the Data

Data for records on 1992-08-05: 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	596
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2