Weather Records on 9 July 1989

965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 1989. Highest significance: Sorve, EE.

Key Facts for 9 July 1989

On 9 July 1989, 965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
644 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 913 daily.
Sorve set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 9 July 1989.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

965 stations

965 station records on 9 July 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ghinghinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bjarka-Saby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE (Keilira Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Coligny	France	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zwolle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maracay - B.A. Sucr	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Negley 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agata	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Simonstorp_O	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
T Uleniy-Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Allandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menzelinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Poza Honda	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mary College	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biedenkopf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky River (Brookland Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

965 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 307, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 337, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 9 July 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	307
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	337
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 1989 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 32, daily 913.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

723 broken records

Margins by which the 723 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 1989

Top 20 records on 9 July 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 1989	Sorve, EE	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1989	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1989	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1989	Coulta, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Poplar Bluff, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Ghinghinda, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Virtsu, EE	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Bjarka-Saby, SE	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Kingston SE (Keilira Station), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Ico, BR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Saigo, JP	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Walden, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Niles, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Chatillon-Coligny, FR	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Zwolle, NL	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Akron 4 E, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Winslow AP, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Cape Tribulation Store, AU	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Maracay - B.A. Sucr, VE	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1989	Paraiso, PR	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 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

1793 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 965 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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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 20	698
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1