Weather Records on 17 May 1989

1,307 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1989. Highest significance: Perryton, US.

Key Facts for 17 May 1989

On 17 May 1989, 1,307 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,265 daily.
Perryton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 180.6 mm (7.1 in) on 17 May 1989.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,307 stations

1,307 station records on 17 May 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Darrouzett	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnij_Baskuncak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.8 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,307 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 857, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 May 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	857
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 May 1989 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 35, daily 1,265.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,143 broken records

Margins by which the 1,143 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

17 May 1989

Top 20 records on 17 May 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1989	Perryton, US	all-time rain	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	73 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 May 1989	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Wee Waa (Pendennis), AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Boonah Stark Ave, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Alderley, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	82 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	98 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Balmoral Station, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1989	Corsicana, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)

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 1,307 records.

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

Records on 05-17 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1808	1
1816	1
1834	1
1837	1
1839	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	2
1864	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1874	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	3
1885	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1891	8
1892	4
1893	3
1895	8
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	7
1900	12
1901	2
1902	3
1903	9
1904	12
1905	10
1906	22
1907	10
1908	5
1909	33
1910	16
1911	30
1912	16
1913	24
1914	24
1915	53
1916	49
1917	18
1918	56
1919	35
1920	46
1921	50
1922	30
1923	95
1924	80
1925	326
1926	133
1927	264
1928	127
1929	168
1930	421
1931	201
1932	288
1933	365
1934	373
1935	341
1936	270
1937	183
1938	340
1939	285
1940	338
1941	408
1942	589
1943	855
1944	521
1945	799
1946	586
1947	249
1948	412
1949	544
1950	371
1951	373
1952	777
1953	441
1954	298
1955	570
1956	1,166
1957	469
1958	331
1959	488
1960	402
1961	291
1962	1,325
1963	368
1964	417
1965	462
1966	489
1967	644
1968	564
1969	638
1970	711
1971	723
1972	610
1973	1,016
1974	1,302
1975	365
1976	426
1977	1,078
1978	872
1979	459
1980	768
1981	940
1982	476
1983	1,326
1984	925
1985	561
1986	921
1987	1,054
1988	1,096
1989	1,307
1990	1,135
1991	1,237
1992	1,025
1993	495
1994	858
1995	1,734
1996	1,706
1997	1,619
1998	1,080
1999	795
2000	825
2001	960
2002	964
2003	1,127
2004	769
2005	784
2006	1,522
2007	742
2008	1,309
2009	1,050
2010	880
2011	1,483
2012	711
2013	739
2014	1,062
2015	824
2016	741
2017	1,302
2018	726
2019	686
2020	496
2021	443
2022	479
2023	385
2024	566
2025	928
2026	745

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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	1,061
50 to 100	75
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1