Weather Records on 10 February 1989

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 1989. Highest significance: Philipstown (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 10 February 1989

On 10 February 1989, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 717 daily.
Philipstown (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 10 February 1989.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 10 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rooisloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Icem (Usina Marimbondo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rheboksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uniteit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dombietersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Groblershoop;Boegoeb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lutzputs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olimpia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altair	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	174.0 cm (68.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Etla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente Venceslau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Livingstone	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palestina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose Iturbide (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nakanno	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pofadder;Onseepkans.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy Pumping Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 75.

Records on 10 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	75

Records on 10 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 8, daily 717.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

621 broken records

Margins by which the 621 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 February 1989

Top 20 records on 10 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 1989	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1989	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Rooisloot, ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Stockdale, ZA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Richland, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Moroni, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Icem (Usina Marimbondo), BR	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Irene, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Rheboksfontein, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Pathfinder Dam, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Uniteit, ZA	all-time rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Groblershoop;Boegoeb, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Lutzputs, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Olimpia, BR	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1989	Altair, BR	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 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

1798 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1989. 1989 had 729 records.

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

Records on 02-10 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1829	1
1845	1
1853	1
1856	2
1857	1
1858	1
1862	3
1864	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1895	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	22
1902	3
1903	11
1904	14
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	9
1909	16
1910	14
1911	105
1912	43
1913	27
1914	52
1915	20
1916	77
1917	28
1918	44
1919	69
1920	62
1921	40
1922	62
1923	107
1924	87
1925	348
1926	142
1927	61
1928	151
1929	456
1930	77
1931	95
1932	1,196
1933	583
1934	369
1935	420
1936	366
1937	401
1938	543
1939	931
1940	560
1941	221
1942	412
1943	286
1944	580
1945	144
1946	398
1947	584
1948	490
1949	396
1950	244
1951	986
1952	538
1953	558
1954	619
1955	836
1956	626
1957	668
1958	527
1959	1,173
1960	683
1961	764
1962	741
1963	625
1964	410
1965	887
1966	1,235
1967	342
1968	345
1969	1,176
1970	698
1971	1,094
1972	240
1973	755
1974	356
1975	585
1976	1,440
1977	639
1978	1,159
1979	1,807
1980	1,054
1981	1,572
1982	1,214
1983	500
1984	435
1985	912
1986	1,140
1987	762
1988	819
1989	729
1990	1,666
1991	584
1992	646
1993	857
1994	1,402
1995	757
1996	1,397
1997	778
1998	1,411
1999	1,912
2000	961
2001	1,102
2002	1,256
2003	859
2004	757
2005	1,058
2006	477
2007	854
2008	915
2009	1,543
2010	1,358
2011	2,103
2012	963
2013	602
2014	824
2015	937
2016	942
2017	1,568
2018	560
2019	973
2020	1,235
2021	837
2022	772
2023	705
2024	1,197
2025	803
2026	636

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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	599
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1