Weather Records on 21 March 1989

1,396 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1989. Highest significance: Macumba, AU.

Key Facts for 21 March 1989

On 21 March 1989, 1,396 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,350 daily.
Macumba set a daily record precipitation of 57.0 mm (2.2 in) on 21 March 1989.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,396 stations

1,396 station records on 21 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macumba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Fowlers Gap Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lauriston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Vaughan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Cavenagh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bangerang North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Scoresby Research Institute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe Usila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Beauty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mitta Mitta Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murrindindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matong (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Acheron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,396 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 650, Heaviest daily snowfall 159, Deepest snow cover 81.

Records on 21 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	650
Heaviest daily snowfall	159
Deepest snow cover	81

Records on 21 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 41, daily 1,350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,236 broken records

Margins by which the 1,236 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

21 March 1989

Top 20 records on 21 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1989	Macumba, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	97 years	78 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1989	Carboor, AU	monthly rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	78 years	78 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1989	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	all-time rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1989	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	108 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1989	Fowlers Gap Research Station, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1989	Walwa, AU	daily rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1989	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1989	Malmsbury Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1989	Lauriston Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1989	Vaughan, AU	all-time rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1989	St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1989	Laanecoorie Weir, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1989	Violet Town, AU	monthly rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1989	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1989	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1989	Mount Cavenagh, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1989	Mooroopna, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1989	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1989	Newstead, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1989	Humula (Rylands), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	57 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

1797 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1989. 1989 had 1,396 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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Data for records on 1989-03-21: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,221
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2