Weather Records on 10 May 1989

1,365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1989. Highest significance: Wycheproof (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 10 May 1989

On 10 May 1989, 1,365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
233 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,279 daily.
Wycheproof (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 10 May 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,365 stations

1,365 station records on 10 May 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Manangatang (Eureka East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Carisbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Arno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Russleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	325.0 mm (12.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lascelles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Warracknabeal (Earlstan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Patchewollock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Red Cliffs (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sherwood Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Robinvale (Kyndalyn Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winnambool (Kulwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Galah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bangerang North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Minyip (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Euston ( Benington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lalbert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,365 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 917, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 10 May 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	917
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 10 May 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 82, daily 1,279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,196 broken records

Margins by which the 1,196 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1989

Top 20 records on 10 May 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1989	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 May 1989	Westland, AU	monthly rain	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	46 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Manangatang (Eureka East), AU	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Mount Marlow, AU	all-time rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Milo Station, AU	monthly rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Narraport, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Lake Marmal, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Carisbrook, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Trawalla, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Nyah (Yarraby Tank), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Woomelang, AU	monthly rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Arno, AU	all-time rain	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Laanecoorie Weir, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Cressy, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Russleigh, AU	all-time rain	325.0 mm (12.8 in)	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	10 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1989	Lascelles, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	65 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

1805 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1989. 1989 had 1,365 records.

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

Records on 05-10 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1814	2
1832	1
1834	1
1836	4
1838	1
1843	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	2
1858	1
1860	1
1861	2
1867	3
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1893	1
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	5
1900	4
1901	6
1902	18
1903	6
1904	7
1905	21
1906	42
1907	33
1908	10
1909	17
1910	21
1911	55
1912	15
1913	23
1914	17
1915	18
1916	26
1917	23
1918	105
1919	145
1920	54
1921	143
1922	38
1923	291
1924	198
1925	163
1926	291
1927	296
1928	189
1929	102
1930	647
1931	277
1932	145
1933	516
1934	412
1935	200
1936	439
1937	148
1938	179
1939	179
1940	317
1941	257
1942	237
1943	482
1944	200
1945	646
1946	455
1947	820
1948	491
1949	492
1950	356
1951	281
1952	342
1953	627
1954	554
1955	272
1956	669
1957	374
1958	338
1959	192
1960	660
1961	722
1962	593
1963	951
1964	259
1965	413
1966	1,290
1967	932
1968	861
1969	325
1970	555
1971	416
1972	573
1973	429
1974	608
1975	448
1976	672
1977	1,075
1978	815
1979	1,927
1980	865
1981	1,213
1982	671
1983	753
1984	635
1985	925
1986	669
1987	1,270
1988	490
1989	1,365
1990	1,071
1991	854
1992	875
1993	1,056
1994	622
1995	1,129
1996	1,469
1997	1,215
1998	1,268
1999	1,299
2000	1,036
2001	842
2002	867
2003	1,688
2004	735
2005	761
2006	879
2007	815
2008	877
2009	651
2010	855
2011	1,288
2012	1,054
2013	635
2014	506
2015	943
2016	815
2017	702
2018	923
2019	1,254
2020	1,346
2021	635
2022	1,346
2023	359
2024	622
2025	1,094
2026	496

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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	1,181
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1