Weather Records on 15 February 1989

1,765 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1989. Highest significance: Alicia 2 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1989

On 15 February 1989, 1,765 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
844 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,693 daily.
Alicia 2 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 15 February 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,765 stations

1,765 station records on 15 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goedemoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Piquerobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miracatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Juquia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palestina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Igrejinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	217.6 mm (8.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelaceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ana Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parma	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caneyville 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Serrote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchard 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bernie	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Shmidta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,765 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 499, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 345, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 575, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 15 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	499
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	345
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	575
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 15 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 68, daily 1,693.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,493 broken records

Margins by which the 1,493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1989

Top 20 records on 15 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1989	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1989	Corning, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1989	Blytheville, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1989	Goedemoed, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1989	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1989	Batesville L&D 1, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1989	Evening Shade 1 NNE, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1989	Piquerobi, BR	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1989	Johnstown, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1989	Sonora, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1989	Fairmont, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1989	Falmouth, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1989	Ada, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1989	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1989	Miracatu, BR	daily rain	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1989	Juquia, BR	daily rain	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1989	Palestina, BR	daily rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1989	Franklin, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1989	Bairro Igrejinha, BR	daily rain	217.6 mm (8.6 in)	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1989	Clarksville, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	51 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 1,765 records.

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

Records on 02-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	1
1828	1
1829	1
1830	2
1838	1
1849	1
1855	3
1856	3
1858	3
1859	1
1865	2
1867	3
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	5
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1882	4
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	11
1899	7
1900	8
1901	9
1902	2
1903	25
1904	14
1905	16
1906	4
1907	22
1908	50
1909	16
1910	4
1911	33
1912	12
1913	163
1914	82
1915	47
1916	60
1917	82
1918	57
1919	46
1920	29
1921	99
1922	36
1923	68
1924	204
1925	102
1926	61
1927	112
1928	359
1929	286
1930	130
1931	189
1932	230
1933	108
1934	198
1935	523
1936	1,058
1937	219
1938	429
1939	495
1940	230
1941	109
1942	461
1943	1,126
1944	314
1945	700
1946	306
1947	613
1948	376
1949	1,255
1950	489
1951	380
1952	186
1953	385
1954	1,850
1955	722
1956	710
1957	444
1958	714
1959	541
1960	555
1961	480
1962	718
1963	270
1964	405
1965	305
1966	467
1967	632
1968	321
1969	844
1970	589
1971	551
1972	444
1973	531
1974	375
1975	587
1976	754
1977	544
1978	1,271
1979	1,599
1980	1,007
1981	1,111
1982	1,014
1983	574
1984	928
1985	866
1986	1,273
1987	882
1988	481
1989	1,765
1990	2,706
1991	1,120
1992	887
1993	1,327
1994	676
1995	1,916
1996	955
1997	1,030
1998	1,483
1999	913
2000	962
2001	1,224
2002	525
2003	1,029
2004	1,093
2005	695
2006	872
2007	2,115
2008	491
2009	910
2010	1,424
2011	861
2012	562
2013	257
2014	1,549
2015	1,173
2016	1,209
2017	575
2018	754
2019	979
2020	583
2021	3,289
2022	468
2023	1,064
2024	967
2025	506
2026	690

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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	1,472
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1