Weather Records on 5 April 1992

827 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1992. Highest significance: Mount Gambier Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1992

On 5 April 1992, 827 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 297 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 793 daily.
Mount Gambier Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 5 April 1992.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

827 stations

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

Weather records on 5 April 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coojar (Killara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lviv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Allisonia 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blacksburg Nwso	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kofu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan Emilio Carranza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urepetiro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forrest Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

827 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 189, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 5 April 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	189
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 5 April 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 793.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

653 broken records

Margins by which the 653 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1992

Top 20 records on 5 April 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1992	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 April 1992	Wytheville, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1992	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1992	Warrion, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1992	Hillsville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1992	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1992	Ararat, AM	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1992	Coojar (Killara), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1992	Rocky Mt, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1992	Guangzhou, CN	daily rain	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1992	Fernandina Beach, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1992	Ellendale, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1992	Mecca Fire STN, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1992	Lviv, UA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1992	Chichibu, JP	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1992	Weston, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1992	Aberdeen, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1992	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1992	Copper Hill, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1992	Nhill, AU	daily high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	73 years	38 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

1809 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1992. 1992 had 827 records.

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

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

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Data for records on 1992-04-05: 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 50	628
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2