Weather Records on 11 May 1989

952 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1989. Highest significance: Toms River, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 1989

On 11 May 1989, 952 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 376 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 936 daily.
Toms River set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 11 May 1989.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

952 stations

952 station records on 11 May 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saugatuck Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dosang	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bujumbura	Burundi	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Hollow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woonsocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Konstantinovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Buxton 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bath	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Patchogue 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lindley 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bound Brook 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

952 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 249, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 400, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 11 May 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	249
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	400
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 11 May 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 936.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

768 broken records

Margins by which the 768 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

11 May 1989

Top 20 records on 11 May 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1989	Toms River, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	89 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1989	Ninyeunook, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1989	Bridgeport, US	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1989	Lewiston, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1989	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989	Mitchell 5E, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989	Saugatuck Rsvr, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989	West Hartford Nepp, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989	Dosang, RU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989	Barringun, AU	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989	Riverhead Rsch Farm, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989	Stevenson Dam, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989	Estancia, BR	daily rain	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989	Shuttle Meadow Rsvr, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989	Bujumbura, BI	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989	Maebashi, JP	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989	Sherburne, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	47 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

1814 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1989. 1989 had 952 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 1989-05-11: 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	761
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1