Weather Records on 13 February 1989

776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1989. Highest significance: Waterland, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 February 1989

On 13 February 1989, 776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 751 daily.
Waterland set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 13 February 1989.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

776 stations

776 station records on 13 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yellville 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmor	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vectis, Winterton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Museum	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ankeny	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N.R.C.	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

776 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 13 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 13 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 751.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

627 broken records

Margins by which the 627 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1989

Top 20 records on 13 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1989	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1989	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1989	Paducah, US	monthly rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1989	Yellville 4 N, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Dunmor, US	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Zilverhout, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Portland Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Lebanon 7 N, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Vectis, Winterton, ZA	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Jonkersdam, ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Lyons Falls, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Garfield, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Evansville Museum, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Garden City, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Utah Lake Lehi, US	all-time snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1989	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	42 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

1794 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 776 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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	571
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2