Weather Records on 11 February 1989

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1989. Highest significance: Noupoort, ZA.

Key Facts for 11 February 1989

On 11 February 1989, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 728 daily.
Noupoort set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 11 February 1989.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 11 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brakkies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jales	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.9 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barbers Point NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Den Haag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skilderkrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Soutwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Francisco da Corredeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenhaezer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mirassol	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lelie Shoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eenbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ludiksdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalabasput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	166.0 cm (65.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Vale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 11 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 11 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 670.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1989

Top 20 records on 11 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1989	Noupoort, ZA	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1989	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1989	Hughenden, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1989	Kareekloof, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1989	De Aar, ZA	all-time rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1989	Brakkies, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 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)
11 February 1989	Honolulu Intl AP, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1989	Rietbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1989	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1989	Niekerkshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1989	Shaki, AZ	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1989	Strydenberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1989	Ariri, BR	daily rain	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1989	Jales, BR	daily rain	127.9 mm (5.0 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1989	Partoun, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1989	Barbers Point NAS, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1989	Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras, BR	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1989	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1989	Fernandopolis, BR	monthly rain	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	45 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 754 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	639
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1