Weather Records on 28 May 1989

817 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1989. Highest significance: Pacific Heights, AU.

Key Facts for 28 May 1989

On 28 May 1989, 817 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 776 daily.
Pacific Heights set a daily record precipitation of 113.4 mm (4.5 in) on 28 May 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

817 stations

817 station records on 28 May 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cemal	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chief Joseph Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sosunovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Del Bonita	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Coopernook State For	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tastyp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pendroy 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wenzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne (Lorne Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
High Point Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

817 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 28 May 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 28 May 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 776.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1989

Top 20 records on 28 May 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1989	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	97 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1989	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1989	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1989	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Cemal, RU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Ullawarra, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Rockhampton Aero, AU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Beach, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Kyzyl-Ozek, RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Paris 5 S, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Antelope, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Cut Bank AP, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Byfield Childs Road, AU	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Casa Grande, BR	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Wanna, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1989	Belmont Csiro, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	16 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

1794 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 817 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

Download the Data

Data for records on 1989-05-28: 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 25	590
25 to 50	24
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	3