Weather Records on 1 March 1989

924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1989. Highest significance: Lupi Upper 442, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 1989

On 1 March 1989, 924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
404 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 874 daily.
Lupi Upper 442 set a daily record precipitation of 396.2 mm (15.6 in) on 1 March 1989.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

924 stations

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

Weather records on 1 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lupi Upper 442	United States	Record daily precipitation	396.2 mm (15.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Balashov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Vista Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pacelma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kirsanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coronel Macedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Urup	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record snow depth	205.0 cm (80.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balsa Do Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Unity	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Represa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record snow depth	260.0 cm (102.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broadview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ludenscheid (Zeppelin-Gymnasiu	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Izucar de Matamoros (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

924 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 1 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 1 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 47, daily 874.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

771 broken records

Margins by which the 771 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 630.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1989

Top 20 records on 1 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1989	Lupi Upper 442, US	daily rain	396.2 mm (15.6 in)	361.1 mm (14.2 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1989	Balashov, RU	monthly rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1989	Olga 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1989	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Fazenda Vista Redonda, BR	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Pacelma, RU	monthly rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Moroni, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Buckley 1 NE, US	monthly snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Kirsanov, RU	monthly rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Coronel Macedo, BR	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Stadlandet, NO	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1989	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily high max	7.6 C (45.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	94 years	41 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

1808 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1989. 1989 had 924 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	759
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1