Weather Records on 7 April 1989

1,386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1989. Highest significance: Bambaroo, AU.

Key Facts for 7 April 1989

On 7 April 1989, 1,386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
956 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 93 monthly and 1,289 daily.
Bambaroo set a daily record precipitation of 220.0 mm (8.7 in) on 7 April 1989.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,386 stations

1,386 station records on 7 April 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.8 mm (8.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ookala 223	United States	Record daily precipitation	326.9 mm (12.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.8 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barbers Point NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mzimba	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beretania Pump STN 705	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fletcher Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waiehu Camp 484	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wailuku 386	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caneyville 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoidalen I Solum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	176.0 cm (69.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,386 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 622, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 334, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 7 April 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	622
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	334
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 7 April 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 93, daily 1,289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,172 broken records

Margins by which the 1,172 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 590.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1989

Top 20 records on 7 April 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1989	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1989	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1989	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	99 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1989	Upper Stone Exelby, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Quilpie Airport, AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Bemerside, AU	monthly rain	212.8 mm (8.4 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Kahului AP, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Berkeley, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Hana AP 355, US	monthly rain	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Ookala 223, US	daily rain	326.9 mm (12.9 in)	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Comongin North, AU	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Durham Downs, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Thylungra Station, AU	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Berkeley, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1989	Eromanga - Webber St, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	49 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

1800 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1989. 1989 had 1,386 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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Data for records on 1989-04-07: 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	1,160
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1