Weather Records on 22 May 1989

722 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1989. Highest significance: Bolivar 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1989

On 22 May 1989, 722 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
430 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 693 daily.
Bolivar 1 NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 137.4 mm (5.4 in) on 22 May 1989.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

722 stations

722 station records on 22 May 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Babson Park 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balbay	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shanghai/Hongqiao	China	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virgil	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

722 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 268, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 May 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	268
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 May 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 693.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1989

Top 20 records on 22 May 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1989	Bolivar 1 NE, US	monthly rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1989	Lockwood, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Caplinger Mills, US	monthly rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Augusta, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Marshfield 4 WSW, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Clinton, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Ust-Sugor, RU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Allambie, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	22.4 C (72.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	11.4 C (52.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	W Plains, US	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Port-Gentil, GA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	25.1 C (77.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Hillsboro, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Babson Park 1 ENE, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high min	21.6 C (70.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Buxton, GB	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	99 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1989	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	39 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

1806 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1989. 1989 had 722 records.

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

Records on 05-22 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1837	4
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1857	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	5
1867	3
1870	2
1872	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1881	1
1883	3
1885	1
1886	5
1887	3
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	5
1903	7
1904	6
1905	11
1906	15
1907	45
1908	20
1909	19
1910	6
1911	77
1912	20
1913	15
1914	30
1915	23
1916	22
1917	43
1918	50
1919	402
1920	27
1921	85
1922	60
1923	63
1924	196
1925	382
1926	165
1927	250
1928	168
1929	210
1930	121
1931	489
1932	306
1933	307
1934	292
1935	162
1936	490
1937	192
1938	313
1939	407
1940	364
1941	640
1942	379
1943	385
1944	490
1945	334
1946	277
1947	340
1948	322
1949	534
1950	456
1951	294
1952	442
1953	632
1954	558
1955	556
1956	617
1957	774
1958	584
1959	713
1960	455
1961	446
1962	662
1963	1,149
1964	775
1965	367
1966	434
1967	1,222
1968	502
1969	593
1970	306
1971	479
1972	462
1973	446
1974	613
1975	772
1976	476
1977	648
1978	558
1979	674
1980	997
1981	1,427
1982	558
1983	1,025
1984	907
1985	736
1986	724
1987	810
1988	641
1989	722
1990	1,193
1991	1,200
1992	1,159
1993	922
1994	517
1995	823
1996	1,139
1997	1,154
1998	995
1999	610
2000	1,124
2001	1,371
2002	2,020
2003	822
2004	1,111
2005	1,002
2006	1,174
2007	1,113
2008	967
2009	1,075
2010	1,051
2011	745
2012	1,039
2013	1,216
2014	828
2015	938
2016	807
2017	613
2018	495
2019	1,372
2020	631
2021	915
2022	1,248
2023	400
2024	861
2025	778
2026	473

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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 10	485
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1