Weather Records on 29 March 1989

1,359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1989. Highest significance: Dialville 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1989

On 29 March 1989, 1,359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
904 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 171 monthly and 1,182 daily.
Dialville 2 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 205.7 mm (8.1 in) on 29 March 1989.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,359 stations

1,359 station records on 29 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Harleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Phuket	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karnack	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alto 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	280.7 mm (11.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hosston	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	181.0 cm (71.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,359 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 408, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 496, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 29 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	408
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	496
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 29 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 171, daily 1,182.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,086 broken records

Margins by which the 1,086 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

29 March 1989

Top 20 records on 29 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1989	Dialville 2 W, US	monthly rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1989	Marshall, US	all-time rain	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1989	Crockett, US	monthly rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1989	Longview, US	all-time rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1989	Jefferson, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1989	Madisonville, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1989	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	83 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1989	Hope 3 NE, US	monthly rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1989	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1989	Harleton, US	all-time rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1989	Durbanville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1989	Phuket, TH	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1989	Taylor, US	monthly rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1989	Washington 1 W, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1989	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1989	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1989	Torrevieja, ES	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1989	Karnack, US	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1989	Alto 5 SW, US	monthly rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1989	Zagreb-Gric, HR	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	52 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

1805 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1989. 1989 had 1,359 records.

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

Records on 03-29 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1808	1
1822	2
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	3
1862	3
1865	5
1866	1
1869	1
1872	5
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	3
1890	11
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	11
1902	35
1903	7
1904	15
1905	48
1906	12
1907	41
1908	2
1909	11
1910	46
1911	23
1912	36
1913	21
1914	11
1915	54
1916	18
1917	38
1918	29
1919	47
1920	45
1921	49
1922	30
1923	304
1924	272
1925	92
1926	258
1927	71
1928	183
1929	99
1930	169
1931	336
1932	165
1933	288
1934	261
1935	115
1936	555
1937	550
1938	556
1939	297
1940	252
1941	310
1942	397
1943	561
1944	1,331
1945	722
1946	730
1947	935
1948	292
1949	321
1950	465
1951	510
1952	356
1953	268
1954	828
1955	635
1956	435
1957	249
1958	401
1959	526
1960	311
1961	463
1962	555
1963	1,341
1964	947
1965	450
1966	730
1967	877
1968	895
1969	1,260
1970	1,043
1971	610
1972	629
1973	905
1974	643
1975	1,571
1976	496
1977	1,554
1978	759
1979	640
1980	815
1981	982
1982	801
1983	657
1984	1,103
1985	1,576
1986	1,553
1987	1,674
1988	657
1989	1,359
1990	705
1991	1,027
1992	633
1993	830
1994	910
1995	1,074
1996	814
1997	679
1998	1,769
1999	625
2000	795
2001	793
2002	1,234
2003	841
2004	1,426
2005	744
2006	720
2007	1,450
2008	906
2009	1,199
2010	915
2011	685
2012	652
2013	762
2014	554
2015	1,786
2016	565
2017	907
2018	462
2019	434
2020	853
2021	674
2022	841
2023	1,076
2024	304
2025	1,168
2026	1,467

Download the Data

Data for records on 1989-03-29: 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 2026-10-17 (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	1,078
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1