Weather Records on 1 April 1989

1,098 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1989. Highest significance: Nyngan Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 1 April 1989

On 1 April 1989, 1,098 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,034 daily.
Nyngan Airport set an all-time record daily precipitation of 193.2 mm (7.6 in) on 1 April 1989.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,098 stations

1,098 station records on 1 April 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.2 mm (7.6 in)	93 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	258.0 mm (10.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Trangie Research Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Colpon-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wagga Wagga (Berrillee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boort (Gredgwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Ox	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Bowglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gonvick 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,098 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 624, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 1 April 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	624
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 1 April 1989 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 57, daily 1,034.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

977 broken records

Margins by which the 977 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1989

Top 20 records on 1 April 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1989	Nyngan Airport, AU	all-time rain	193.2 mm (7.6 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	83 years	93 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 April 1989	Tarnagulla, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1989	Balmoral Station, AU	monthly rain	258.0 mm (10.2 in)	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	60 years	75 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1989	Nyngan (Fairview), AU	all-time rain	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	139.9 mm (5.5 in)	34 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1989	Przhevalsk, KG	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1989	Nevertire (Clyde St), AU	monthly rain	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1989	Leaghur, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1989	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1989	Trangie Research Station AWS, AU	monthly rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1989	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1989	Colpon-Ata, KG	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1989	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1989	Hay (Mulberrygong), AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1989	Campbells Forest (Yarraberb), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1989	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	114 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1989	Wagga Wagga (Berrillee), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1989	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1989	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1989	Quambatook South, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1989	Canary Island, AU	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	59 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

1803 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1989. 1989 had 1,098 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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	965
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1