Weather Records on 19 May 1989

694 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1989. Highest significance: Perm, RU.

Key Facts for 19 May 1989

On 19 May 1989, 694 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
350 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 677 daily.
Perm set a daily record precipitation of 34.6 mm (1.4 in) on 19 May 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

694 stations

694 station records on 19 May 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnjaja Tom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bratoljubovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Caney 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkie	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tullibigeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rossvatn - Heggmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Izucar de Matamoros (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Polo	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tomball	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vancleave	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Oak 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

694 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 May 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 May 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 677.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1989

Top 20 records on 19 May 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1989	Perm, RU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1989	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1989	Cleveland, US	monthly rain	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	Verhnjaja Tom, RU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	Bratoljubovka, RU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	Centralia, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	New Caney 2 E, US	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	Odessa 4SE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	Coloma, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	White Cliffs (Kayrunnera), AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	Bunkie, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	Wakefield, AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high max	23.5 C (74.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	Bastrop, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	Winnsboro 5 SSE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	Sukumo, JP	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	Vale, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1989	Jackson, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	37 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

1798 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1989. 1989 had 694 records.

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

Records on 05-19 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1802	1
1803	1
1811	1
1825	1
1826	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1870	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	4
1881	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	4
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1899	3
1900	16
1901	5
1902	6
1903	12
1904	5
1905	3
1906	22
1907	23
1908	11
1909	4
1910	34
1911	69
1912	11
1913	20
1914	37
1915	56
1916	44
1917	21
1918	64
1919	42
1920	28
1921	171
1922	48
1923	75
1924	179
1925	258
1926	102
1927	154
1928	118
1929	373
1930	277
1931	268
1932	758
1933	517
1934	476
1935	270
1936	144
1937	295
1938	432
1939	216
1940	306
1941	352
1942	463
1943	852
1944	453
1945	443
1946	329
1947	263
1948	605
1949	950
1950	487
1951	422
1952	568
1953	690
1954	642
1955	560
1956	605
1957	836
1958	369
1959	487
1960	708
1961	273
1962	1,092
1963	542
1964	358
1965	231
1966	483
1967	514
1968	735
1969	912
1970	415
1971	772
1972	478
1973	676
1974	734
1975	616
1976	1,238
1977	726
1978	1,215
1979	516
1980	401
1981	1,264
1982	464
1983	1,014
1984	597
1985	386
1986	1,022
1987	876
1988	726
1989	694
1990	600
1991	1,020
1992	1,017
1993	934
1994	883
1995	1,175
1996	2,038
1997	1,074
1998	1,237
1999	682
2000	1,055
2001	779
2002	2,461
2003	1,523
2004	788
2005	834
2006	1,276
2007	725
2008	950
2009	1,577
2010	959
2011	1,257
2012	509
2013	841
2014	560
2015	1,080
2016	634
2017	1,547
2018	468
2019	1,239
2020	790
2021	579
2022	1,147
2023	709
2024	469
2025	764
2026	1,358

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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 25	468
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1