Weather Records on 5 January 1989

1,463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1989. Highest significance: Mahackala, RU.

Key Facts for 5 January 1989

On 5 January 1989, 1,463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
566 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,432 daily.
Mahackala set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 5 January 1989.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,463 stations

1,463 station records on 5 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fazenda Sao Joao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dedeben (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rennick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onda Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bleskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glengarry (No3)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mooga Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mawbanna (Mawbanna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Erriba (Cradle Mountain Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Struishoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
National Park (Forestry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,463 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 404, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 603, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 5 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	404
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	603
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 5 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 1,432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,244 broken records

Margins by which the 1,244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1989

Top 20 records on 5 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1989	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1989	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	99 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1989	Fazenda Sao Joao, BR	all-time rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1989	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1989	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1989	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1989	Ridgley, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1989	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1989	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1989	Bloemhof, ZA	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1989	Cradle Valley (Waldheim), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1989	Dover, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1989	Apsley (Parki), AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1989	Long Creek, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1989	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1989	Dedeben (Pol), ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1989	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1989	Edah, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1989	Guildford Junction, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1989	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	50 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

1795 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1989. 1989 had 1,463 records.

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

Records on 01-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1838	1
1850	1
1853	1
1855	2
1857	1
1860	2
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	3
1869	2
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	5
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	5
1892	5
1894	10
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	4
1901	6
1902	14
1903	9
1904	24
1905	9
1906	15
1907	7
1908	12
1909	52
1910	21
1911	27
1912	54
1913	19
1914	34
1915	21
1916	95
1917	59
1918	41
1919	53
1920	122
1921	87
1922	160
1923	97
1924	408
1925	110
1926	328
1927	417
1928	112
1929	308
1930	203
1931	176
1932	370
1933	241
1934	294
1935	755
1936	280
1937	238
1938	200
1939	736
1940	654
1941	276
1942	828
1943	355
1944	274
1945	571
1946	1,218
1947	496
1948	537
1949	948
1950	1,400
1951	200
1952	345
1953	291
1954	389
1955	770
1956	699
1957	276
1958	506
1959	1,043
1960	463
1961	305
1962	359
1963	340
1964	191
1965	488
1966	607
1967	545
1968	1,037
1969	844
1970	463
1971	1,355
1972	695
1973	566
1974	986
1975	338
1976	744
1977	613
1978	672
1979	1,781
1980	997
1981	1,136
1982	1,787
1983	929
1984	1,163
1985	970
1986	856
1987	1,031
1988	1,389
1989	1,463
1990	471
1991	1,409
1992	1,001
1993	1,604
1994	1,481
1995	956
1996	1,084
1997	2,254
1998	1,426
1999	2,443
2000	786
2001	1,251
2002	833
2003	760
2004	1,731
2005	1,947
2006	813
2007	1,844
2008	1,114
2009	671
2010	1,386
2011	620
2012	1,307
2013	501
2014	746
2015	652
2016	516
2017	1,053
2018	1,075
2019	422
2020	395
2021	366
2022	700
2023	683
2024	458
2025	607
2026	736

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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	1,193
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3