Weather Records on 5 December 1989

1,317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1989. Highest significance: Berowra (Goodwyn Road), AU.

Key Facts for 5 December 1989

On 5 December 1989, 1,317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
601 were record highs and 405 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,268 daily.
Berowra (Goodwyn Road) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 273.0 mm (10.7 in) on 5 December 1989.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,317 stations

1,317 station records on 5 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	273.0 mm (10.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ust'e P.Ters	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Palen Creek Correctional	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Catkal River	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burno-Oktyabrsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.9 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frenchs Forest (Frenchs Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pogibi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lassance	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	152.3 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton (Coalcliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Cairn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Devonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carbean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toolamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,317 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 226, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 375, Lowest daily minimum 203, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 5 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	226
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	375
Lowest daily minimum	203
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 5 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 45, daily 1,268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,048 broken records

Margins by which the 1,048 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 December 1989

Top 20 records on 5 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1989	Berowra (Goodwyn Road), AU	all-time rain	273.0 mm (10.7 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	11 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1989	Ust'e P.Ters, UZ	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1989	Gaudan-In-Turkmen, TM	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Palen Creek Correctional, AU	monthly rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Westbrook, AU	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Catkal River, KG	monthly rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Maroon, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Burno-Oktyabrsk, KZ	monthly rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Glenelg, AU	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	158.9 mm (6.3 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Bairnsdale, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Frenchs Forest (Frenchs Forest, AU	daily rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Pogibi, RU	monthly rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Lassance, BR	all-time rain	152.3 mm (6.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Clifton (Coalcliff), AU	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1989	Brigalow Park, AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	44 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

1796 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1989. 1989 had 1,317 records.

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

Records on 12-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1797	2
1808	1
1812	1
1820	1
1823	1
1824	1
1825	2
1827	1
1829	3
1833	2
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1846	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	4
1859	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	4
1868	4
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	3
1891	5
1892	2
1893	1
1895	13
1896	1
1897	1
1898	7
1900	11
1901	1
1902	13
1903	8
1904	4
1905	4
1906	15
1907	6
1908	7
1909	55
1910	10
1911	97
1912	40
1913	35
1914	22
1915	95
1916	81
1917	35
1918	32
1919	48
1920	89
1921	56
1922	99
1923	168
1924	106
1925	220
1926	370
1927	82
1928	168
1929	111
1930	247
1931	224
1932	235
1933	566
1934	164
1935	273
1936	409
1937	336
1938	279
1939	691
1940	244
1941	899
1942	583
1943	276
1944	320
1945	418
1946	552
1947	283
1948	529
1949	139
1950	887
1951	780
1952	324
1953	459
1954	425
1955	568
1956	1,229
1957	348
1958	465
1959	287
1960	898
1961	415
1962	834
1963	326
1964	909
1965	534
1966	1,038
1967	253
1968	766
1969	594
1970	845
1971	690
1972	2,240
1973	910
1974	527
1975	859
1976	533
1977	1,227
1978	960
1979	863
1980	1,054
1981	590
1982	1,577
1983	1,024
1984	1,141
1985	1,324
1986	798
1987	829
1988	581
1989	1,317
1990	887
1991	1,384
1992	1,743
1993	871
1994	1,481
1995	1,094
1996	987
1997	718
1998	2,489
1999	1,060
2000	973
2001	2,046
2002	2,027
2003	1,031
2004	805
2005	1,475
2006	1,646
2007	992
2008	807
2009	1,229
2010	1,237
2011	1,472
2012	1,081
2013	1,763
2014	476
2015	721
2016	636
2017	568
2018	338
2019	463
2020	529
2021	679
2022	454
2023	1,402
2024	796
2025	872

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,025
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1