Weather Records on 1 February 1989

1,772 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1989. Highest significance: El Paso de Iritu, MX.

Key Facts for 1 February 1989

On 1 February 1989, 1,772 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,202 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 117 monthly and 1,648 daily.
El Paso de Iritu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 1 February 1989.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,772 stations

1,772 station records on 1 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kailiili 436	United States	Record daily precipitation	595.1 mm (23.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	558.8 mm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muddy Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez (C	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broadview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Y Calvo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,772 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 961, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 1 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	961
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 1 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 117, daily 1,648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,484 broken records

Margins by which the 1,484 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

1 February 1989

Top 20 records on 1 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1989	El Paso de Iritu, MX	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1989	Pomeroy, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Kailiili 436, US	monthly rain	595.1 mm (23.4 in)	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	3 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Montpelier Rs, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Garfield, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Garfield, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Keanae 346, US	monthly rain	558.8 mm (22.0 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Minas Nuevas, MX	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Alma, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Morrison, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Navojoa, MX	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Lewiston, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Fairfield, US	all-time low max	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Toledo Blade, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Muddy Gap, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Presa Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez (C, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1989	Broadview, US	monthly low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	43 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 1,772 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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	1,440
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1