Weather Records on 16 May 1989

938 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1989. Highest significance: Bowie, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1989

On 16 May 1989, 938 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 904 daily.
Bowie set an all-time record daily precipitation of 260.4 mm (10.3 in) on 16 May 1989.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

938 stations

938 station records on 16 May 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	260.4 mm (10.3 in)	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	284.0 mm (11.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Muenster	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murrum Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Olney	United States	Record daily precipitation	216.9 mm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Westchester Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Mogila)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
House	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denison Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Slide Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

938 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 589, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 May 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	589
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 May 1989 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 26, daily 904.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

821 broken records

Margins by which the 821 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1989

Top 20 records on 16 May 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1989	Bowie, US	all-time rain	260.4 mm (10.3 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	88 years	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 May 1989	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1989	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	98 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1989	Antelope, US	all-time rain	284.0 mm (11.2 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	17 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1989	Rottnest Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1989	Mulga Downs, AU	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1989	Weilmoringle, AU	monthly rain	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1989	Binnaway (Wattle St), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1989	Woodbine Station, AU	daily rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1989	Hermidale Tank, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1989	Muenster, US	monthly rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1989	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1989	Weilmoringle (Caringle), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1989	Murrum Station, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1989	Goodooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1989	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 May 1989	Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1989	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	98 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1989	Mandurah Park, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1989	Pleasantville, US	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	58 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

1802 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1989. 1989 had 938 records.

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

Records on 05-16 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1820	1
1825	1
1832	1
1837	1
1847	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1871	1
1874	3
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	2
1897	1
1898	11
1899	6
1900	7
1901	2
1902	10
1903	9
1904	17
1905	13
1906	25
1907	13
1908	6
1909	57
1910	24
1911	22
1912	13
1913	24
1914	11
1915	104
1916	38
1917	48
1918	395
1919	28
1920	69
1921	106
1922	31
1923	126
1924	152
1925	177
1926	211
1927	230
1928	121
1929	273
1930	170
1931	254
1932	441
1933	268
1934	304
1935	320
1936	520
1937	279
1938	299
1939	448
1940	334
1941	429
1942	721
1943	652
1944	531
1945	888
1946	327
1947	344
1948	281
1949	360
1950	210
1951	558
1952	773
1953	421
1954	251
1955	525
1956	697
1957	610
1958	361
1959	680
1960	370
1961	378
1962	1,295
1963	552
1964	313
1965	442
1966	420
1967	611
1968	790
1969	423
1970	520
1971	509
1972	625
1973	869
1974	1,207
1975	544
1976	518
1977	1,269
1978	808
1979	506
1980	830
1981	896
1982	427
1983	1,579
1984	981
1985	536
1986	747
1987	1,369
1988	946
1989	938
1990	1,068
1991	1,094
1992	809
1993	653
1994	705
1995	1,235
1996	1,835
1997	1,932
1998	1,500
1999	778
2000	1,129
2001	1,110
2002	694
2003	1,289
2004	869
2005	870
2006	1,345
2007	692
2008	1,034
2009	897
2010	836
2011	1,398
2012	770
2013	596
2014	1,483
2015	782
2016	793
2017	710
2018	1,013
2019	572
2020	431
2021	419
2022	717
2023	653
2024	601
2025	993
2026	558

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Data for records on 1989-05-16: 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 50	787
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1