Weather Records on 14 May 1989

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1989. Highest significance: Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54, US.

Key Facts for 14 May 1989

On 14 May 1989, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 509 daily.
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54 set a daily record precipitation of 121.2 mm (4.8 in) on 14 May 1989.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 14 May 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kolyvan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karabutak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leadville Lake Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telchac Puerto	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Constanta	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheepie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riacho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Don	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Charles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shahat	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yonaguni-Jima	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra (Bimbadeen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baise	China	Record low maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hateruma	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saskylah	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 14 May 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 14 May 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1989

Top 20 records on 14 May 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1989	Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Kolyvan, RU	all-time rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Simao, CN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Bovenlandsplaats, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Camden 1, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Helena, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Brookhaven City, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Leadville Lake Co AP, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Grand Lake Stream, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Kulani Camp 79, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Telchac Puerto, MX	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Constanta, RO	daily high max	33.6 C (92.5 F)	10.1 C (18.2 F)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Clarksdale, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1989	Klimpfjall, SE	daily snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1813 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1989. 1989 had 521 records.

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

Records on 05-14 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1815	1
1816	1
1820	1
1833	1
1837	1
1844	1
1846	1
1848	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1898	3
1899	2
1900	13
1901	4
1902	7
1903	7
1904	11
1905	4
1906	15
1907	17
1908	39
1909	44
1910	22
1911	15
1912	19
1913	125
1914	24
1915	196
1916	50
1917	79
1918	42
1919	29
1920	52
1921	61
1922	67
1923	94
1924	117
1925	59
1926	73
1927	173
1928	189
1929	176
1930	166
1931	733
1932	367
1933	653
1934	175
1935	255
1936	342
1937	432
1938	310
1939	323
1940	324
1941	569
1942	398
1943	543
1944	368
1945	665
1946	308
1947	282
1948	326
1949	302
1950	170
1951	444
1952	302
1953	730
1954	416
1955	600
1956	683
1957	580
1958	534
1959	501
1960	617
1961	627
1962	948
1963	422
1964	468
1965	313
1966	348
1967	715
1968	1,052
1969	638
1970	553
1971	562
1972	546
1973	802
1974	915
1975	386
1976	593
1977	1,109
1978	926
1979	481
1980	496
1981	494
1982	668
1983	1,176
1984	1,084
1985	915
1986	776
1987	1,145
1988	540
1989	521
1990	594
1991	1,181
1992	740
1993	989
1994	830
1995	2,263
1996	1,869
1997	887
1998	1,375
1999	817
2000	872
2001	1,197
2002	963
2003	959
2004	1,501
2005	748
2006	707
2007	957
2008	778
2009	693
2010	1,092
2011	888
2012	819
2013	1,218
2014	1,038
2015	559
2016	635
2017	393
2018	1,113
2019	483
2020	514
2021	404
2022	924
2023	591
2024	558
2025	785
2026	525

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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 50	410
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1