Weather Records on 22 January 1989

625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1989. Highest significance: Butte Bert Mooney AP, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 1989

On 22 January 1989, 625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 603 daily.
Butte Bert Mooney AP set a daily record snowfall of 19.8 cm (7.8 in) on 22 January 1989.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

625 stations

625 station records on 22 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-52.2 C (-62.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas Do Vere (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pinhalzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsall 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Subauma	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sisters	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shamrock Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skwentna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Vista Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hysham	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Sao Jose	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

625 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 22 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 22 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 603.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1989

Top 20 records on 22 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1989	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	West Yellowstone, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Clermont 9 S, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Daytona Beach Intl AP, US	monthly rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Lake Alfred Exp STN, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Canton, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Luiz Alves, BR	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Kissimmee 2, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Genoa 2 W, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Timbo Novo (Pcd), BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Roundup, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Ft Yukon, US	monthly low max	-52.2 C (-62.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Kotzebue AP, US	daily low max	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Aguas Do Vere (Pcd), BR	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1989	Emmetsburg, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	37 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 625 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	435
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2