Weather Records on 5 July 1989

930 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1989. Highest significance: Marcus Hook, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 1989

On 5 July 1989, 930 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
569 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 878 daily.
Marcus Hook set a monthly record daily precipitation of 190.5 mm (7.5 in) on 5 July 1989.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

930 stations

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

Weather records on 5 July 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glendale Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leningori	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olovjannaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Solnethnaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atakpane	Togo	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Actopan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Otis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Korkodon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Idlewild	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zwieselberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnemahoning	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edgemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oklee	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Novo-Kastornoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

930 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 348, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 224.

Records on 5 July 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	348
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1989 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 26, daily 878.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

690 broken records

Margins by which the 690 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1989

Top 20 records on 5 July 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1989	Marcus Hook, US	monthly rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	11 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1989	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Wilmington New Castle Co AP, US	all-time rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Sparta 3.5 SSW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Wilmington Porter Rsch, US	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Glendale Springs, US	monthly rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Leningori, GE	monthly rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Olovjannaja, RU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Galax Radio Wbrf, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Rinconada, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Solnethnaya, RU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Joquicingo, MX	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Atakpane, TG	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Vastervik, SE	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1989	Mineola, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	45 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 930 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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	638
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1