Weather Records on 24 July 1989

896 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1989. Highest significance: Bosque del Apache, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1989

On 24 July 1989, 896 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
382 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 872 daily.
Bosque del Apache set a daily record precipitation of 104.4 mm (4.1 in) on 24 July 1989.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

896 stations

896 station records on 24 July 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Padilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Topo Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Donaueschingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Cua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gernrode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neumunster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aurangabad Chikalth	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kamysin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Buena (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vesljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rendsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anyang	China	Record daily precipitation	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wailuku 386	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saratow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eutin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lobenstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Izucar de Matamoros (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

896 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 274.

Records on 24 July 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 872.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

716 broken records

Margins by which the 716 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1989

Top 20 records on 24 July 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1989	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1989	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1989	Waiawa 943, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1989	Armagh, GB	daily high max	29.3 C (84.7 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	118 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Koloko Rsvr 1137, US	monthly rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Poona, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Stansbury, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Dijon-Longvic, FR	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Jolalpan, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Volshskiy Gmo, RU	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Padilla, MX	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Nixon, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Begumpet Obsy, IN	monthly rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Topo Chico, MX	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Flores (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1989	Donaueschingen, DE	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	7 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

1799 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1989. 1989 had 896 records.

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

Records on 07-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1813	1
1817	1
1832	1
1836	1
1838	2
1843	2
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	3
1874	1
1875	2
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1889	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	4
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	5
1903	8
1904	19
1905	19
1906	18
1907	8
1908	11
1909	21
1910	36
1911	51
1912	84
1913	30
1914	22
1915	35
1916	32
1917	40
1918	70
1919	19
1920	46
1921	67
1922	186
1923	87
1924	193
1925	154
1926	186
1927	251
1928	237
1929	187
1930	195
1931	364
1932	249
1933	356
1934	994
1935	342
1936	498
1937	327
1938	545
1939	225
1940	568
1941	335
1942	331
1943	278
1944	315
1945	252
1946	407
1947	852
1948	385
1949	408
1950	384
1951	333
1952	534
1953	403
1954	447
1955	445
1956	379
1957	428
1958	372
1959	522
1960	466
1961	612
1962	996
1963	521
1964	517
1965	333
1966	401
1967	344
1968	430
1969	585
1970	553
1971	678
1972	528
1973	743
1974	670
1975	521
1976	521
1977	829
1978	673
1979	652
1980	487
1981	1,025
1982	689
1983	1,425
1984	789
1985	829
1986	1,227
1987	1,220
1988	1,130
1989	896
1990	944
1991	1,092
1992	1,271
1993	1,705
1994	1,153
1995	927
1996	1,145
1997	1,097
1998	990
1999	1,201
2000	1,236
2001	1,186
2002	796
2003	2,254
2004	1,604
2005	1,158
2006	1,694
2007	1,310
2008	1,363
2009	856
2010	1,859
2011	1,514
2012	827
2013	572
2014	922
2015	483
2016	637
2017	559
2018	953
2019	1,221
2020	432
2021	541
2022	681
2023	804
2024	986
2025	879
2026	924

Download the Data

Data for records on 1989-07-24: 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	678
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1