Weather Records on 4 July 1989

981 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1989. Highest significance: Bektauata, KZ.

Key Facts for 4 July 1989

On 4 July 1989, 981 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
576 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 21 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 916 daily.
Bektauata set an all-time record daily precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 4 July 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

981 stations

981 station records on 4 July 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bektauata	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Salem 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dudinka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coweeta Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo (Colona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maltrata (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vologda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buck Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neudenau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kostroma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Soloneshnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Hydro STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fletcher 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glendale Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	50.6 C (123.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Mill 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

981 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 438, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 239.

Records on 4 July 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	438
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1989 by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 44, daily 916.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

729 broken records

Margins by which the 729 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1989

Top 20 records on 4 July 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1989	Bektauata, KZ	all-time rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1989	Highlands, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1989	Marion, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1989	Mt Holly 4 NE, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1989	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1989	Grandfather Mtn, US	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1989	Salem 5 NNE, US	monthly rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1989	Dudinka, RU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1989	Durango, US	all-time high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1989	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1989	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1989	Mantova, IT	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1989	Hickory FAA AP, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1989	Drevja, NO	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1989	Coweeta Exp STN, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1989	Nundroo (Colona), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1989	Tombstone, US	all-time high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1989	Maltrata (Smn), MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1989	Transou, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1989	New Park, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	47 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

1806 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1989. 1989 had 981 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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Data for records on 1989-07-04: 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	677
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2