Weather Records on 16 July 1989

1,074 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1989. Highest significance: Ashland, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1989

On 16 July 1989, 1,074 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 359 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,032 daily.
Ashland set a monthly record daily precipitation of 138.2 mm (5.4 in) on 16 July 1989.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,074 stations

1,074 station records on 16 July 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chon-Arik	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yanchi	China	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo (Colona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Philpott Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vaasa Vaasan Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Novo-Kastornoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rustefjelbma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Niu Ridge 1035	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Vleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tillamook	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewes	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ph Wainiha 1115	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,074 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 269, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 423.

Records on 16 July 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	269
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	423
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 1,032.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

850 broken records

Margins by which the 850 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1989

Top 20 records on 16 July 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1989	Ashland, US	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1989	Kilauea 1134, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1989	Salisbury, US	monthly rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Patuxent River NAS, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Rimini 2 SSW, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Kumagaya, JP	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Bethany, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Chon-Arik, KG	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Atchison, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Yanchi, CN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Clarinda, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Nundroo (Colona), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Syracuse, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Philpott Dam 2, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low max	7.3 C (45.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Vaasa Vaasan Lentoasema, FI	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1989	Novo-Kastornoe, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	46 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

1798 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1989. 1989 had 1,074 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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Data for records on 1989-07-16: 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	800
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2