Weather Records on 14 April 1989

1,181 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1989. Highest significance: Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 14 April 1989

On 14 April 1989, 1,181 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
665 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,133 daily.
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 14 April 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,181 stations

1,181 station records on 14 April 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Haleakala Exp Farm 434	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fullarton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Licola Rwc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Tyers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Denison (Wandocka State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mooredale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toolangi (Mount St Leonard Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp (Dam)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rooirivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Klipbanksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,181 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 297, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 368, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 387, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 14 April 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	297
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	368
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	387
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 14 April 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 47, daily 1,133.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,076 broken records

Margins by which the 1,076 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1989

Top 20 records on 14 April 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1989	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	101 years	79 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1989	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1989	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1989	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1989	Grantham, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1989	De Bilt, NL	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1989	Swifts Creek, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1989	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1989	Haleakala Exp Farm 434, US	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1989	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	107 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1989	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1989	Fullarton, ZA	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1989	De Hoop, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1989	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1989	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1989	Licola Rwc, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1989	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1989	Ibeka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1989	Dargo, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1989	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 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

1801 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1989. 1989 had 1,181 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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 50	1,063
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2