Weather Records on 15 July 1989

827 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1989. Highest significance: Ulanbel', KZ.

Key Facts for 15 July 1989

On 15 July 1989, 827 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 357 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 797 daily.
Ulanbel' set an all-time record daily precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 15 July 1989.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

827 stations

827 station records on 15 July 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulanbel'	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs 12 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bonesteel	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Siikajoki Revonlahti	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ikej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muhos Kk Laitasaari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nebit-Dag	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nagqu	China	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valdaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dzana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

827 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 188, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 256.

Records on 15 July 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	188
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1989 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 24, daily 797.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

625 broken records

Margins by which the 625 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1989

Top 20 records on 15 July 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1989	Ulanbel', KZ	all-time rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1989	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Verhneimbatsk, RU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Arcadia, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Durham, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Coldwater, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Randle 1 E, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Kingston 5 SSE, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Paris, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Hay Springs 12 S, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Bonesteel, US	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Pine Bluff Grider Fld, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Louisville, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1989	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	monthly rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	76 years	45 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 827 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 1989-07-15: 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	577
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2