Weather Records on 21 June 1989

856 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 June 1989. Highest significance: Caledon (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 21 June 1989

On 21 June 1989, 856 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 338 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 818 daily.
Caledon (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 21 June 1989.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

856 stations

856 station records on 21 June 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 June 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wadley	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haggarda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brombachtal-Kirch-Brombach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chilpancingo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dzana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nalcik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winder 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrowitch (Benditi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Witzenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jess Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hightower	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lohr/Main-Steinbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boontjieskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plaatjies Kraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tixtla (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinotepa Nacional (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

856 records

Records set or tied on 21 June 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 258.

Records on 21 June 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 June 1989 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 33, daily 818.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

651 broken records

Margins by which the 651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 June 1989

Top 20 records on 21 June 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 June 1989	Caledon (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1989	Ayutla, MX	all-time rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	13 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1989	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1989	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1989	Wadley, US	monthly rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1989	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1989	Cooranbong (Avondale), AU	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1989	Chilapa (Dge), MX	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1989	Jolalpan, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1989	Haggarda, SE	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1989	Jasper 1 NNW, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1989	Miahuatlan (Smn), MX	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1989	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1989	Brombachtal-Kirch-Brombach, DE	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1989	Chilpancingo (Dge), MX	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1989	Ter Apel, NL	monthly rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1989	Dzana, RU	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1989	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1989	El Obeid, SD	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1989	Raymond, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 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

1802 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1989. 1989 had 856 records.

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

Records on 06-21 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	2
1805	1
1814	1
1821	3
1828	1
1831	1
1839	2
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1861	3
1865	1
1868	1
1869	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	7
1895	6
1896	3
1897	3
1898	6
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	20
1903	15
1904	7
1905	14
1906	19
1907	15
1908	20
1909	19
1910	36
1911	12
1912	14
1913	34
1914	24
1915	40
1916	80
1917	97
1918	77
1919	32
1920	42
1921	85
1922	43
1923	229
1924	124
1925	333
1926	162
1927	146
1928	139
1929	84
1930	177
1931	340
1932	180
1933	645
1934	223
1935	247
1936	642
1937	475
1938	396
1939	250
1940	674
1941	401
1942	340
1943	439
1944	426
1945	709
1946	386
1947	637
1948	392
1949	391
1950	329
1951	347
1952	502
1953	761
1954	501
1955	271
1956	534
1957	932
1958	627
1959	356
1960	471
1961	956
1962	176
1963	667
1964	458
1965	400
1966	467
1967	789
1968	654
1969	687
1970	614
1971	394
1972	934
1973	683
1974	598
1975	996
1976	746
1977	476
1978	368
1979	857
1980	677
1981	889
1982	658
1983	752
1984	913
1985	516
1986	601
1987	940
1988	1,834
1989	856
1990	847
1991	1,067
1992	1,679
1993	939
1994	777
1995	978
1996	1,075
1997	1,037
1998	1,746
1999	994
2000	1,212
2001	658
2002	828
2003	1,034
2004	697
2005	1,090
2006	774
2007	1,085
2008	580
2009	1,060
2010	852
2011	1,340
2012	1,151
2013	571
2014	434
2015	707
2016	877
2017	954
2018	577
2019	969
2020	519
2021	1,132
2022	774
2023	987
2024	679
2025	1,536
2026	736

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	609
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2