Weather Records on 7 February 1989

3,136 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1989. Highest significance: Kohala Mis 175.1, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 1989

On 7 February 1989, 3,136 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
986 were record highs and 1,810 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 54 were all-time records, 376 monthly and 2,706 daily.
Kohala Mis 175.1 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 254.0 mm (10.0 in) on 7 February 1989.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 7 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	67 of 100 (Major)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Naas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Shmidta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wah Wah Rch	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,136 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 497, Lowest daily maximum 1,007, Highest daily minimum 489, Lowest daily minimum 803, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 130.

Records on 7 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	497
Lowest daily maximum	1,007
Highest daily minimum	489
Lowest daily minimum	803
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	130

Records on 7 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 54, monthly 376, daily 2,706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,711 broken records

Margins by which the 2,711 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1989

Top 20 records on 7 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1989	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	all-time rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1989	Richland, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	89 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1989	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1989	Moroni, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1989	Richland, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	11.2 C (20.2 F)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1989	Valmora, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1989	Pathfinder Dam, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1989	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1989	Hawthorne AP, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1989	Golconda, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1989	Sierraville Rs, US	monthly low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1989	Fallon Naas, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	18.3 C (32.9 F)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1989	Uppsala_Aut, SE	monthly high max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	125 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1989	Dyer 5S, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1989	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	monthly low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1989	Eureka, US	monthly low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1989	Yerington, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1989	Quincy, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1989	Valmora, US	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1989	McGrath AP, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	20 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

1803 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1989. 1989 had 3,136 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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	2,676
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2