Weather Records on 2 July 1989

962 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1989. Highest significance: Arkansas City, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 1989

On 2 July 1989, 962 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
392 were record highs and 290 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 896 daily.
Arkansas City set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 2 July 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

962 stations

962 station records on 2 July 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Westmere (Montreux)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Independence 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gulfport Naval Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Migliavaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lambert 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Xadrez	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carazinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambupe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Braunschweig-Gliesmarode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lysva	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sardis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Faxinal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Juterbog	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healesville (Badger Crk Sanctu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forquilhinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Herrnhut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

962 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 247, Lowest daily maximum 191, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 280.

Records on 2 July 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	247
Lowest daily maximum	191
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1989 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 60, daily 896.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

715 broken records

Margins by which the 715 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1989

Top 20 records on 2 July 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1989	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	101 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1989	Westmere (Montreux), AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1989	Batesville, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1989	Helena, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1989	Independence 1W, US	monthly rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1989	Girua, BR	daily rain	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1989	Ft Scott, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1989	Gulfport Naval Ctr, US	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	130.9 mm (5.2 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1989	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1989	Senatobia, US	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1989	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1989	Enid Dam, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1989	Mickleham, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1989	Antonio Prado, BR	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1989	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1989	Murray, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1989	Paris 3 ESE, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1989	Passo Migliavaca, BR	daily rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1989	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1989	Lambert 1W, US	monthly rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	50 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 962 records.

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

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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Data for records on 1989-07-02: 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 20	635
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1