Weather Records on 11 March 1989

1,894 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1989. Highest significance: Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU.

Key Facts for 11 March 1989

On 11 March 1989, 1,894 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,260 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 127 monthly and 1,765 daily.
Brinkworth (Anama Park) set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 11 March 1989.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,894 stations

1,894 station records on 11 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mietoinen Saari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Turku Turun Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kokemaki Peipohja Hyrkola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Yalpara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ashrose)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston (Willow Ponds)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rudall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ournie (Waralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtacamaxtitlan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Real	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rauma Kuuskajaskari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Ninamanima)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tezontepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balcon Diablo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,894 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 783, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 477, Lowest daily minimum 181, Heaviest daily rainfall 386, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 11 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	783
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	477
Lowest daily minimum	181
Heaviest daily rainfall	386
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 11 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 127, daily 1,765.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,553 broken records

Margins by which the 1,553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 490.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1989

Top 20 records on 11 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1989	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1989	Koolunga, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1989	Wymah (Gwandallen), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1989	Wingaroo, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1989	Mount Bryan, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1989	Yacka, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1989	Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1989	Hallett, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1989	Mietoinen Saari, FI	monthly rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1989	Turku Turun Lentoasema, FI	monthly rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1989	Cleve, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1989	Snowtown (Condowie), AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1989	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1989	Koetong, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1989	Brinkworth, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1989	Kokemaki Peipohja Hyrkola, FI	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1989	Orroroo (Yalpara), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1989	Hallett (Ashrose), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1989	Huddleston (Willow Ponds), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1989	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	106 years	48 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

1793 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 1,894 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	1,550
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2