Weather Records on 4 April 1989

668 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1989. Highest significance: Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 4 April 1989

On 4 April 1989, 668 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 630 daily.
Pleystowe Sugar Mill set a daily record precipitation of 197.0 mm (7.8 in) on 4 April 1989.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

668 stations

668 station records on 4 April 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.8 mm (6.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barnganal Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saltbush Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waitara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville McAlpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Rosario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ogmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Etla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	313.0 mm (12.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Same	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
U C L A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmuir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record snow depth	240.0 cm (94.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Research Centre (Evans S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

668 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 4 April 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 4 April 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 35, daily 630.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 690.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1989

Top 20 records on 4 April 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1989	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	113.7 mm (4.5 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1989	Yacamunda Station, AU	all-time rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	31 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1989	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1989	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	168.8 mm (6.6 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1989	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	monthly rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1989	Gargett Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1989	Calen Post Office, AU	daily rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1989	Wandoo, AU	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1989	Finch Hatton Cook St, AU	daily rain	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1989	Elaroo, AU	monthly rain	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1989	Mount Jukes, AU	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1989	Barnganal Blue Mountain, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1989	Santander Cmt, ES	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1989	Collaroy Station, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1989	Nebo, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1989	Ajaccio, FR	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1989	Mount Charlton, AU	daily rain	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1989	Saltbush Park, AU	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1989	Gumlu Days Road, AU	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1989	Plane Creek Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	45 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

1794 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 668 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 1989-04-04: 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	524
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1