Weather Records on 21 May 1989

671 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 May 1989. Highest significance: Shadrinsk, RU.

Key Facts for 21 May 1989

On 21 May 1989, 671 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
444 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 629 daily.
Shadrinsk set a daily record precipitation of 43.6 mm (1.7 in) on 21 May 1989.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

671 stations

671 station records on 21 May 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 May 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vikulovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tyumen Amsg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Satrovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa de Lima (Camboata)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

671 records

Records set or tied on 21 May 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 May 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 May 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 38, daily 629.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

505 broken records

Margins by which the 505 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 May 1989

Top 20 records on 21 May 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 May 1989	Shadrinsk, RU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 May 1989	Eldorado Springs, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Galway, IE	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	127 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Vikulovo, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Tyumen Amsg, RU	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Bannister, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Terrick Terrick Stud, AU	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Guangzhou, CN	daily rain	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Wandering Comparison, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Crandall 8 N, US	monthly rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Marradong, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Wonnaminta, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Galway, IE	daily high max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Badgebup, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Maybrook, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Barooga, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1989	Independence, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	42 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

1793 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 671 records.

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

Records on 05-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1811	1
1837	2
1842	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	26
1904	8
1905	7
1906	12
1907	36
1908	13
1909	13
1910	14
1911	87
1912	24
1913	13
1914	26
1915	24
1916	13
1917	76
1918	51
1919	170
1920	39
1921	158
1922	39
1923	125
1924	148
1925	250
1926	221
1927	207
1928	173
1929	247
1930	133
1931	488
1932	343
1933	290
1934	590
1935	190
1936	328
1937	227
1938	348
1939	355
1940	456
1941	525
1942	482
1943	463
1944	310
1945	515
1946	324
1947	485
1948	312
1949	593
1950	403
1951	271
1952	385
1953	501
1954	961
1955	507
1956	409
1957	709
1958	511
1959	684
1960	615
1961	306
1962	553
1963	598
1964	788
1965	238
1966	296
1967	1,022
1968	549
1969	832
1970	449
1971	536
1972	557
1973	493
1974	847
1975	1,160
1976	393
1977	756
1978	575
1979	787
1980	857
1981	1,550
1982	599
1983	1,106
1984	950
1985	610
1986	908
1987	1,242
1988	819
1989	671
1990	947
1991	1,065
1992	1,143
1993	1,197
1994	656
1995	749
1996	1,461
1997	953
1998	1,200
1999	544
2000	897
2001	1,187
2002	2,048
2003	807
2004	898
2005	1,020
2006	810
2007	894
2008	740
2009	1,315
2010	962
2011	959
2012	848
2013	884
2014	522
2015	956
2016	567
2017	780
2018	525
2019	1,668
2020	707
2021	1,131
2022	1,512
2023	794
2024	751
2025	776
2026	356

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Data for records on 1989-05-21: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	486
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2