Weather Records on 25 July 1989

959 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 July 1989. Highest significance: Cairns Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 25 July 1989

On 25 July 1989, 959 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
449 were record highs and 294 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 934 daily.
Cairns Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 25 July 1989.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

959 stations

959 station records on 25 July 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 July 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Center 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charleyong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belanglo State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wertheim-Eichel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rienhardt Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mummell (Kangaroobie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belowra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shanghai/Hongqiao	China	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonichi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Picayune	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Rito	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

959 records

Records set or tied on 25 July 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 233, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 216.

Records on 25 July 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	233
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 July 1989 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 19, daily 934.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

732 broken records

Margins by which the 732 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 July 1989

Top 20 records on 25 July 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 1989	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1989	Center 4 SSW, US	all-time rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1989	Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf), DE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1989	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	Veraval, IN	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	Charleyong, AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	Mokpo, KR	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	Sonora, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	Brackettville, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	Santa Rosa, MX	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	Panhandle, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	Tilden 4 SSE, US	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	Jolalpan, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	Colotlan (Dge), MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	San Pedro, MX	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1989	Mountainair, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	84 years	43 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

1795 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1989. 1989 had 959 records.

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

Records on 07-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1801	1
1832	2
1836	1
1839	2
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	4
1888	1
1889	6
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	3
1901	5
1902	15
1903	11
1904	18
1905	8
1906	13
1907	14
1908	15
1909	7
1910	26
1911	48
1912	44
1913	19
1914	28
1915	21
1916	48
1917	44
1918	91
1919	36
1920	71
1921	47
1922	149
1923	92
1924	175
1925	120
1926	119
1927	145
1928	248
1929	158
1930	367
1931	381
1932	402
1933	430
1934	968
1935	210
1936	881
1937	301
1938	343
1939	342
1940	607
1941	381
1942	272
1943	234
1944	279
1945	297
1946	432
1947	445
1948	346
1949	593
1950	451
1951	330
1952	426
1953	497
1954	427
1955	401
1956	378
1957	421
1958	376
1959	451
1960	286
1961	362
1962	756
1963	636
1964	460
1965	446
1966	456
1967	273
1968	364
1969	448
1970	387
1971	656
1972	465
1973	690
1974	589
1975	672
1976	502
1977	979
1978	501
1979	847
1980	543
1981	1,008
1982	723
1983	1,110
1984	891
1985	768
1986	1,155
1987	1,248
1988	899
1989	959
1990	984
1991	1,149
1992	799
1993	1,558
1994	1,244
1995	971
1996	1,016
1997	939
1998	1,037
1999	1,172
2000	1,261
2001	1,201
2002	801
2003	1,421
2004	1,693
2005	1,213
2006	1,679
2007	1,103
2008	900
2009	758
2010	1,678
2011	1,026
2012	835
2013	622
2014	919
2015	651
2016	661
2017	865
2018	1,115
2019	1,253
2020	538
2021	768
2022	1,041
2023	775
2024	921
2025	965
2026	1,263

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Data for records on 1989-07-25: 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	704
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1