Weather Records on 28 July 1989

936 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1989. Highest significance: Mae Hong Son, TH.

Key Facts for 28 July 1989

On 28 July 1989, 936 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 884 daily.
Mae Hong Son set an all-time record daily precipitation of 205.0 mm (8.1 in) on 28 July 1989.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

936 stations

936 station records on 28 July 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kozevnikovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pedro Beicht	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Evangelista de Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Batista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Arcanjo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mairinque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bajkit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Comercio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira da Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miracatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murjek	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	257.5 mm (10.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santo Angelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	294.5 mm (11.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sasebo Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	301.5 mm (11.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	274.0 mm (10.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alferes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olaria Dos Padres Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aldeinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Instituto Biologico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro de Toledo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	344.0 mm (13.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jarcevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Caetano Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia Do Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riversul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ipero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cesario Lange	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tapirai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gramadinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Santa Maria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kosch-Agach	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Bem Vinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taquarituba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Servico Social de Menores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Primavera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boituva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

936 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 155, Heaviest daily rainfall 455.

Records on 28 July 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	155
Heaviest daily rainfall	455
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1989 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 41, daily 884.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1989

Top 20 records on 28 July 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1989	Mae Hong Son, TH	all-time rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1989	Kozevnikovo, RU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1989	Pedro Beicht, BR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Evangelista de Souza, BR	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Usina Batista, BR	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Sao Miguel Arcanjo, BR	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Chester, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Mairinque, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Usina Turvinho, BR	monthly rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Bajkit, RU	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Comercio, BR	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Cachoeira da Graca, BR	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Izuhara, JP	daily rain	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Ushibuka, JP	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Kingsville Naas, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Miracatu, BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Murjek, SE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1989	Kagoshima, JP	all-time rain	257.5 mm (10.1 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	50 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

1815 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1989. 1989 had 936 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

Download the Data

Data for records on 1989-07-28: 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 50	776
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1