Weather Records on 10 April 1989

1,835 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1989. Highest significance: The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 April 1989

On 10 April 1989, 1,835 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
565 were record highs and 935 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 1,765 daily.
The Grange, Umzimkul set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 10 April 1989.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,835 stations

1,835 station records on 10 April 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maudal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Acateno (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rexford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carranya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Peter 4ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,835 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 311, Lowest daily maximum 478, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 457, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 10 April 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	311
Lowest daily maximum	478
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	457
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 10 April 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 70, daily 1,765.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,465 broken records

Margins by which the 1,465 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1989

Top 20 records on 10 April 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1989	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1989	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	monthly rain	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Perryton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	La Grange 1N, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Temora Research Station, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Coldwater, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Maudal, NO	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Cuthbert, US	monthly low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Brookhaven City, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Nevada City, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Utica, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Waynesboro 2 W, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Cordele, US	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	San Juan Acateno (Cfe), MX	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Poset, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	Rexford, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	44 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

1793 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 1,835 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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	1,459
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1