Weather Records on 21 January 1989

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1989. Highest significance: Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US.

Key Facts for 21 January 1989

On 21 January 1989, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
286 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 489 daily.
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS) set a daily record snow depth of 78.7 cm (31.0 in) on 21 January 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 21 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kafue Polder	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bruneau	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Panorama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	149.2 mm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emilianopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abercrombie	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guaira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presidente Prudente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Duartina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laoag	Philippines	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
U C L A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aniak AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Cachoeirinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Faxinal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Picabo	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dracena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.7 mm (5.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Izucar de Matamoros (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 21 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 21 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 489.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1989

Top 20 records on 21 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1989	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1989	Warren, US	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1989	Altamirano (Smn), MX	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1989	Kafue Polder, ZM	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1989	Bruneau, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1989	Panorama, BR	all-time rain	149.2 mm (5.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1989	Boca del Cerro, MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1989	Kotzebue AP, US	daily low min	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1989	Sherwood, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1989	Armour, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1989	Kotzebue AP, US	daily low max	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1989	Cape Naturaliste, AU	all-time high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1989	Coalville, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1989	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	30.4 C (86.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1989	Bushnell 1 E, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1989	Titusville, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1989	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	daily high min	21.8 C (71.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1989	Emilianopolis, BR	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1989	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1989	Rinconada, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 511 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	368
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2