Weather Records on 9 May 1989

1,347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1989. Highest significance: Turkestan, KZ.

Key Facts for 9 May 1989

On 9 May 1989, 1,347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
497 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,285 daily.
Turkestan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 9 May 1989.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

1,347 stations

1,347 station records on 9 May 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Swan Reach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Valmora	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlers Gap Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bannerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minter City	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narrung (Yalkuri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,347 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 230, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 267, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 671, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 9 May 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	230
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	267
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	671
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 9 May 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 59, daily 1,285.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,138 broken records

Margins by which the 1,138 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1989

Top 20 records on 9 May 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1989	Turkestan, KZ	all-time rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	103 years	77 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Callington, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Langhorne Creek, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Kanmantoo, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Swan Reach, AU	monthly rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Mtn View, US	monthly rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Milang, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Tailem Bend, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Helena, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Macclesfield, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Curramulka, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Stansbury, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Bimerah, AU	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Valmora, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Murray Bridge Comparison, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Mount Ryde, AU	monthly rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1989	Boatman Station, AU	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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

1793 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 1,347 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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Data for records on 1989-05-09: 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	1,121
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1