Weather Records on 4 February 1989

3,693 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1989. Highest significance: Ulricehamn, SE.

Key Facts for 4 February 1989

On 4 February 1989, 3,693 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
639 were record highs and 2,237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 107 were all-time records, 483 monthly and 3,103 daily.
Ulricehamn set a monthly record daily precipitation of 37.4 mm (1.5 in) on 4 February 1989.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 4 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elberta	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Caliente	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Altamont	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uplo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
John Day	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barnganal Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.6 mm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wah Wah Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,693 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 333, Lowest daily maximum 1,465, Highest daily minimum 306, Lowest daily minimum 772, Heaviest daily rainfall 502, Heaviest daily snowfall 210, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 4 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	333
Lowest daily maximum	1,465
Highest daily minimum	306
Lowest daily minimum	772
Heaviest daily rainfall	502
Heaviest daily snowfall	210
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 4 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 107, monthly 483, daily 3,103.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3,181 broken records

Margins by which the 3,181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1989

Top 20 records on 4 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1989	Ulricehamn, SE	monthly rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	76 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1989	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1989	Rifle, US	all-time snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	69 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1989	Eagle FAA AP, US	monthly snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	32 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1989	Manila, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1989	Hatch, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1989	Alton, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1989	Elberta, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1989	Caliente, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1989	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1989	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1989	Cochetopa Creek, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1989	Delta, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1989	Dungowan Station, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1989	Fazenda Sao Pedro, BR	daily rain	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1989	Morko, SE	monthly rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1989	Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1989	Marysvale, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1989	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1989	Walden, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	84 years	57 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 3,693 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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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 4 February 1989
Margin	Records
0 to 100	3,111
100 to 200	55
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1