Weather Records on 9 August 1989

2,082 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1989. Highest significance: Tarlee, AU.

Key Facts for 9 August 1989

On 9 August 1989, 2,082 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 1,700 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 2,044 daily.
Tarlee set an all-time record daily precipitation of 115.3 mm (4.5 in) on 9 August 1989.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 9 August 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	66 of 100 (Major)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tete	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma WSO AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stenstugu Forsoksgard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda-1	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,082 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 604, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 1,096, Heaviest daily rainfall 236.

Records on 9 August 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	604
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	1,096
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 34, daily 2,044.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,677 broken records

Margins by which the 1,677 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1989

Top 20 records on 9 August 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1989	Tarlee, AU	all-time rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 August 1989	Houston Wb City, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	104 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 August 1989	Paragonah, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1989	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1989	Summerville 4W, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1989	Glennville 3NW, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1989	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1989	Tete, MZ	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1989	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1989	Milledgeville, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1989	Minden, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1989	Grapevine Dam, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1989	Summit, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1989	Yuma WSO AP, US	all-time rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1989	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1989	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1989	Ruston la Tech, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1989	Lind 3 NE, US	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1989	Dufur, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1989	Kellogg, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2,082 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

Download the Data

Data for records on 1989-08-09: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 August 1989
Margin	Records
0 to 10	1,615
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3