Weather Records on 4 January 1989

1,205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1989. Highest significance: Natte Yallock, AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 1989

On 4 January 1989, 1,205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
549 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,177 daily.
Natte Yallock set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 4 January 1989.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

1,205 stations

1,205 station records on 4 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tottington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Granville Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Temma (Temma Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whittlesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St. Leonards (Lowfields)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indaial	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lussanvira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laveen 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middelkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roselandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro de la Cueva (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boolburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Florisbad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dailey 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sasabe 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,205 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 268, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 414, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 4 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	268
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	414
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 4 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 1,177.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

997 broken records

Margins by which the 997 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

4 January 1989

Top 20 records on 4 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1989	Natte Yallock, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1989	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1989	Rokewood (Wurrook South), AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1989	Parker, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1989	St Arnaud, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1989	Beazleys Bridge, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1989	Winchelsea (Post Office), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1989	Queenscliff, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1989	Doringkuil, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1989	Tottington, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1989	Granville Harbour, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1989	Temma (Temma Farm), AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1989	Cordes, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1989	Beaver, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1989	Whittlesea, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1989	Castle Hot Springs, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1989	Organ Pipe Cactus Nm, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1989	Eagle Mtn, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1989	St. Leonards (Lowfields), AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1989	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	49 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

1795 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1989. 1989 had 1,205 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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	946
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1