Weather Records on 17 April 1989

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1989. Highest significance: Krumbach-Edenhausen, DE.

Key Facts for 17 April 1989

On 17 April 1989, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 622 daily.
Krumbach-Edenhausen set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 17 April 1989.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 17 April 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Krumbach-Edenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshuld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Legune	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Memmingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ostuta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rasht	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhergital	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maydena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nakanno	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selagoncy	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skrova Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Urup	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tavil-Dora	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tajshet	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vitim	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orlinga	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Krilon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Quiaca Observato	Argentina	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pfullendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ak-Terk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sortland-Kleiva	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 17 April 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 17 April 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 622.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1989

Top 20 records on 17 April 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1989	Krumbach-Edenhausen, DE	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1989	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Korsakov, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Mallersdorf/Niederbayern, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Karlshuld, DE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Cegcuana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Dolinsk, RU	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Augsburg, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Altomunster-Maisbrunn, DE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Konstanz, DE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Kitamiesashi, JP	monthly rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Missoula Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Spring Creek, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Legune, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Wessington Springs, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily high max	7.9 C (46.2 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Nevada City, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1989	Adin Rs, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	38 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

1799 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1989. 1989 had 638 records.

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

Records on 04-17 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1807	1
1808	1
1815	1
1817	1
1818	1
1819	1
1823	1
1825	1
1830	1
1835	3
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	3
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	2
1868	1
1873	4
1874	1
1875	3
1877	4
1878	2
1880	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	3
1899	1
1900	2
1901	4
1902	4
1903	5
1904	19
1905	11
1906	14
1907	16
1908	38
1909	7
1910	29
1911	33
1912	27
1913	20
1914	83
1915	30
1916	30
1917	32
1918	35
1919	39
1920	87
1921	148
1922	96
1923	71
1924	74
1925	103
1926	140
1927	256
1928	308
1929	145
1930	238
1931	216
1932	615
1933	261
1934	234
1935	374
1936	308
1937	439
1938	564
1939	618
1940	337
1941	460
1942	415
1943	285
1944	334
1945	475
1946	492
1947	461
1948	622
1949	439
1950	293
1951	441
1952	529
1953	818
1954	650
1955	394
1956	486
1957	277
1958	702
1959	434
1960	553
1961	667
1962	597
1963	702
1964	766
1965	411
1966	409
1967	935
1968	745
1969	728
1970	547
1971	924
1972	546
1973	589
1974	244
1975	666
1976	1,630
1977	906
1978	620
1979	810
1980	675
1981	621
1982	965
1983	1,365
1984	720
1985	917
1986	997
1987	960
1988	1,082
1989	638
1990	1,065
1991	614
1992	1,105
1993	847
1994	1,047
1995	1,211
1996	1,044
1997	889
1998	1,795
1999	1,730
2000	1,082
2001	1,013
2002	2,284
2003	1,037
2004	761
2005	572
2006	1,430
2007	863
2008	842
2009	779
2010	606
2011	982
2012	920
2013	1,796
2014	913
2015	813
2016	977
2017	469
2018	1,585
2019	458
2020	1,165
2021	701
2022	831
2023	628
2024	690
2025	1,058
2026	838

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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	506
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1