Weather Records on 12 January 1989

1,019 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1989. Highest significance: Hernando, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1989

On 12 January 1989, 1,019 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 988 daily.
Hernando set a daily record precipitation of 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 12 January 1989.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

1,019 stations

1,019 station records on 12 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sledge	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Bela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parma	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hukipo 945	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Independence 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sarah 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arkabutla Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lorena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grenora	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orlinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,019 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 519, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 109.

Records on 12 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	519
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	109

Records on 12 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 22, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

870 broken records

Margins by which the 870 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1989

Top 20 records on 12 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1989	Hernando, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1989	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1989	Fayetteville Wtp, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1989	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Santa Ana Fire STN, US	all-time low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Union City, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Wahiawa 930, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Cookeville, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Lake Cormorant, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Ripley, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Sledge, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Litchville 2NW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Stuttgart 9 ESE, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Allardt, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Mt Pleasant 4SW, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1989	Halenanaho 1006, US	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	48 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

1794 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 1,019 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 100	834
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1