Weather Records on 17 July 1989

1,289 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1989. Highest significance: Kingston, US.

Key Facts for 17 July 1989

On 17 July 1989, 1,289 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
409 were record highs and 475 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,234 daily.
Kingston set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 17 July 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,289 stations

1,289 station records on 17 July 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Poochera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lambert 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
XI Ujimqin Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Painter 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mercersburg 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Block Island State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
South Weymouth NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Szczecin	Poland	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balashov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minneota	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurangabad Chikalth	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,289 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 253, Lowest daily maximum 337, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 405.

Records on 17 July 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	253
Lowest daily maximum	337
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	405
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 51, daily 1,234.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

996 broken records

Margins by which the 996 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1989

Top 20 records on 17 July 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1989	Kingston, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1989	Durham, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1989	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1989	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1989	Taunton, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1989	Santuck, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1989	Bridgehampton, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1989	Buffalo Mills, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1989	Laurens, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1989	Cedartown, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1989	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1989	Poochera, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1989	Brockton, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1989	Lambert 1W, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1989	Oakridge Fish Hatchery, US	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1989	Powhatan, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1989	XI Ujimqin Qi, CN	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1989	Loxton (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1989	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1989	Farmville, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	52 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 1,289 records.

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

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 July 1989
Margin	Records
0 to 20	931
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2