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Weather Records on 5 May 1889

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1889. Highest significance: Royal Observatory, ZA.

Key Facts for 5 May 1889

  • On 5 May 1889, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Royal Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 5 May 1889.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 5 May 1889 5 station records on 5 May 1889 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 5 May 1889 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 May 1889: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
CharlestonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.3 C (61.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 5 May 1889 by type Records set or tied on 5 May 1889 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 May 1889 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 5 May 1889 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 May 1889 by timescale Records on 5 May 1889 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 May 1889 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5.
Records on 5 May 1889 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1889 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.2. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 3: 43 to 5: 05 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1889
MarginRecords
0 to 34
3 to 50
5 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1889
Top 5 records on 5 May 1889 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 May 1889Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain46.2 mm (1.8 in)17.2 mm (0.7 in)20 years27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1889Charleston, USdaily low min10.0 C (50.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)42 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1889Armagh, GBdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)44 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1889Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min16.3 C (61.3 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1889Toronto, CAdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1889
Records on 05-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1889. 1889 had 5 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 21805: 11836: 11837: 11840: 11850: 41852: 11855: 11856: 21859: 21861: 51862: 11864: 21867: 11875: 21877: 21878: 11879: 21880: 11882: 11884: 21885: 11886: 31888: 31889: 51890: 21891: 31892: 51894: 31895: 21896: 11897: 21898: 61899: 51900: 31901: 21902: 51903: 91904: 141905: 171906: 41907: 161908: 141909: 171910: 191911: 171912: 171913: 461914: 391915: 731916: 981917: 701918: 241919: 771920: 411921: 631922: 981923: 1391924: 1321925: 1431926: 2201927: 1151928: 1491929: 2561930: 4691931: 2501932: 1661933: 3391934: 4481935: 4171936: 3771937: 1591938: 3621939: 2221940: 4461941: 4151942: 5291943: 4271944: 1,2371945: 3551946: 3061947: 5281948: 6711949: 1,0991950: 8931951: 1741952: 7231953: 6591954: 6071955: 3821956: 3631957: 5611958: 4041959: 5871960: 7731961: 6441962: 2611963: 2491964: 6431965: 7241966: 1,4131967: 6131968: 4341969: 5301970: 3861971: 4441972: 2921973: 5421974: 7161975: 7111976: 4021977: 7081978: 1,0331979: 1,5341980: 5621981: 5241982: 6591983: 4751984: 7671985: 4631986: 9681987: 8951988: 8201989: 9411990: 1,5111991: 1,1761992: 1,0041993: 7251994: 7431995: 8881996: 1,3681997: 1,2201998: 1,7071999: 1,3012000: 1,4422001: 9632002: 8832003: 1,7922004: 1,4012005: 1,0092006: 6572007: 8502008: 4532009: 7512010: 1,0532011: 8572012: 1,2812013: 1,2652014: 6802015: 7832016: 5532017: 8492018: 4802019: 5312020: 4012021: 7292022: 5122023: 5762024: 9612025: 7171795187818981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1889. 1889 had 5 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-05 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18051
18361
18371
18401
18504
18521
18551
18562
18592
18615
18621
18642
18671
18752
18772
18781
18792
18801
18821
18842
18851
18863
18883
18895
18902
18913
18925
18943
18952
18961
18972
18986
18995
19003
19012
19025
19039
190414
190517
19064
190716
190814
190917
191019
191117
191217
191346
191439
191573
191698
191770
191824
191977
192041
192163
192298
1923139
1924132
1925143
1926220
1927115
1928149
1929256
1930469
1931250
1932166
1933339
1934448
1935417
1936377
1937159
1938362
1939222
1940446
1941415
1942529
1943427
19441,237
1945355
1946306
1947528
1948671
19491,099
1950893
1951174
1952723
1953659
1954607
1955382
1956363
1957561
1958404
1959587
1960773
1961644
1962261
1963249
1964643
1965724
19661,413
1967613
1968434
1969530
1970386
1971444
1972292
1973542
1974716
1975711
1976402
1977708
19781,033
19791,534
1980562
1981524
1982659
1983475
1984767
1985463
1986968
1987895
1988820
1989941
19901,511
19911,176
19921,004
1993725
1994743
1995888
19961,368
19971,220
19981,707
19991,301
20001,442
2001963
2002883
20031,792
20041,401
20051,009
2006657
2007850
2008453
2009751
20101,053
2011857
20121,281
20131,265
2014680
2015783
2016553
2017849
2018480
2019531
2020401
2021729
2022512
2023576
2024961
2025717

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).