Weather Records on 10 January 1989

1,034 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1989. Highest significance: Moroni, US.

Key Facts for 10 January 1989

On 10 January 1989, 1,034 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
525 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 997 daily.
Moroni set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 10 January 1989.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,034 stations

1,034 station records on 10 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Capinzal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	225.9 mm (8.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Subauma	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	210.4 mm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Cubatao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	155.3 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arusha	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dixie	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abercrombie	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grenora	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buncom 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Congonhal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Divide	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riversul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dixie	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,034 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 238, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 287, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 107.

Records on 10 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	238
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	287
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	107

Records on 10 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 28, daily 997.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1989

Top 20 records on 10 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1989	Moroni, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Union, US	all-time snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Moscow U of I, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Barra Do Capinzal, BR	daily rain	225.9 mm (8.9 in)	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Subauma, BR	daily rain	210.4 mm (8.3 in)	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Driggs, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Tarifa, ES	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Iguape, BR	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Porto Cubatao, BR	daily rain	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	The Dalles, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Registro, BR	daily rain	155.3 mm (6.1 in)	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Elk City 1NE, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Litchville 2NW, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Arusha, TZ	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Dixie, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1989	Abercrombie, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	42 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

1799 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1989. 1989 had 1,034 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 January 1989
Margin	Records
0 to 100	829
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	1