Weather Records on 5 November 1989

596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1989. Highest significance: Yuleba Garden St, AU.

Key Facts for 5 November 1989

On 5 November 1989, 596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 572 daily.
Yuleba Garden St set a daily record precipitation of 90.0 mm (3.5 in) on 5 November 1989.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

596 stations

596 station records on 5 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Youyang	China	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalupe Y Calvo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Astolfo Dutra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Linjiang	China	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

596 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 5 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 5 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 572.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 1989

Top 20 records on 5 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1989	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1989	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1989	Sandfontein (Irr), ZA	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1989	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Youyang, CN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Welbedacht Agric Office, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Pine Ridge (Billabong), AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Ajaccio, FR	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Incheon, KR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Dingwall, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Koloko Rsvr 1137, US	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Winston, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Bindi, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Salida, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Anadarko 3 E, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Porto, BR	daily rain	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Goedgevonden, ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Snowville, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1989	Greenvale, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	38 years	36 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

1801 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1989. 1989 had 596 records.

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

Records on 11-05 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1806	1
1834	1
1835	2
1842	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1857	1
1858	4
1862	3
1863	1
1867	1
1868	2
1872	1
1873	2
1877	2
1878	3
1880	2
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	6
1897	1
1898	2
1899	11
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	8
1904	6
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	17
1909	9
1910	62
1911	21
1912	55
1913	22
1914	29
1915	18
1916	69
1917	36
1918	32
1919	82
1920	72
1921	221
1922	88
1923	230
1924	301
1925	138
1926	122
1927	248
1928	128
1929	86
1930	162
1931	298
1932	316
1933	706
1934	479
1935	1,196
1936	453
1937	186
1938	720
1939	485
1940	239
1941	604
1942	446
1943	224
1944	357
1945	503
1946	615
1947	408
1948	1,330
1949	572
1950	610
1951	1,815
1952	404
1953	599
1954	611
1955	416
1956	820
1957	452
1958	171
1959	1,516
1960	254
1961	660
1962	343
1963	278
1964	317
1965	424
1966	580
1967	755
1968	298
1969	745
1970	639
1971	384
1972	480
1973	1,622
1974	423
1975	1,499
1976	835
1977	902
1978	799
1979	504
1980	1,033
1981	538
1982	991
1983	980
1984	528
1985	1,249
1986	693
1987	895
1988	1,275
1989	596
1990	1,286
1991	3,388
1992	1,316
1993	770
1994	1,864
1995	1,399
1996	1,380
1997	676
1998	792
1999	872
2000	1,108
2001	758
2002	1,303
2003	2,232
2004	909
2005	1,114
2006	1,258
2007	566
2008	1,326
2009	606
2010	1,454
2011	984
2012	812
2013	594
2014	510
2015	1,659
2016	755
2017	972
2018	426
2019	420
2020	1,419
2021	439
2022	1,029
2023	758
2024	1,118
2025	862

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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 20	457
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2