Weather Records on 25 May 1989

1,190 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 May 1989. Highest significance: Stevens Pt, US.

Key Facts for 25 May 1989

On 25 May 1989, 1,190 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
788 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 1,116 daily.
Stevens Pt set a daily record precipitation of 91.2 mm (3.6 in) on 25 May 1989.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,190 stations

1,190 station records on 25 May 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 May 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vozvishen Sovkhoz	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mondy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clintonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ripon 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosella Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacup Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quabbin Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,190 records

Records set or tied on 25 May 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 377, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 411, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 239.

Records on 25 May 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	377
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	411
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 May 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 72, daily 1,116.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

924 broken records

Margins by which the 924 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 May 1989

Top 20 records on 25 May 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1989	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1989	Hinckley, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1989	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1989	Appleton, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1989	Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP, US	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1989	Berne Wwtp, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1989	Marquette, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	114 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1989	Lancaster 2 NW, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1989	Vozvishen Sovkhoz, KZ	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1989	Mondy, RU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1989	Wagoner, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1989	Leitchfield 2 N, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1989	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1989	Clintonville, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1989	Ripon 5 NE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1989	Sparta, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1989	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1989	Newport, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1989	Pine Bluff, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1989	Tuscola, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	41 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

1793 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 1,190 records.

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

Records on 05-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1797	1
1824	1
1830	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	2
1847	3
1848	1
1852	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	12
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	5
1901	10
1902	2
1903	7
1904	14
1905	9
1906	41
1907	18
1908	25
1909	20
1910	35
1911	15
1912	21
1913	46
1914	33
1915	20
1916	33
1917	53
1918	22
1919	36
1920	59
1921	208
1922	118
1923	113
1924	277
1925	675
1926	221
1927	240
1928	301
1929	122
1930	156
1931	262
1932	358
1933	400
1934	219
1935	301
1936	407
1937	176
1938	456
1939	322
1940	259
1941	297
1942	534
1943	567
1944	392
1945	225
1946	371
1947	588
1948	317
1949	371
1950	644
1951	542
1952	436
1953	1,024
1954	284
1955	1,068
1956	940
1957	463
1958	439
1959	316
1960	493
1961	254
1962	567
1963	352
1964	716
1965	662
1966	295
1967	946
1968	394
1969	367
1970	385
1971	700
1972	477
1973	595
1974	820
1975	922
1976	412
1977	946
1978	581
1979	1,432
1980	1,160
1981	1,072
1982	714
1983	1,147
1984	677
1985	519
1986	500
1987	703
1988	635
1989	1,190
1990	656
1991	1,768
1992	1,682
1993	824
1994	773
1995	1,546
1996	1,304
1997	1,513
1998	882
1999	708
2000	1,417
2001	1,201
2002	1,001
2003	918
2004	903
2005	909
2006	801
2007	1,420
2008	840
2009	1,088
2010	1,512
2011	1,180
2012	1,616
2013	912
2014	761
2015	407
2016	429
2017	829
2018	800
2019	641
2020	564
2021	505
2022	752
2023	305
2024	688
2025	527
2026	913

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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	893
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1