Weather Records on 1 September 1989

823 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1989. Highest significance: Winamac 2SSE, US.

Key Facts for 1 September 1989

On 1 September 1989, 823 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
351 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 761 daily.
Winamac 2SSE set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 1 September 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

823 stations

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

Weather records on 1 September 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waucoma 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Veselyi Podil	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotonosha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lozova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gelendzik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	131.9 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmer City 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Radio Wsal	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akune	Japan	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

823 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 255, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 355.

Records on 1 September 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	255
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 59, daily 761.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

625 broken records

Margins by which the 625 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1989

Top 20 records on 1 September 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1989	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1989	Watseka Public Works, US	monthly rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1989	Delphi 2 N, US	monthly rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1989	Kiev, UA	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1989	Peotone, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1989	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1989	Dixon Wwtp, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1989	Winchester Airport 3 E, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1989	Rantoul, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1989	Union Grove Wwtp, US	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1989	Galena, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1989	Monticello, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1989	Waucoma 1WNW, US	monthly rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1989	Bastia, FR	daily rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1989	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1989	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1989	Veselyi Podil, UA	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1989	Zolotonosha, UA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1989	Shimonoseki, JP	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1989	Mahackala, RU	monthly high min	24.5 C (76.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	94 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

1797 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1989. 1989 had 823 records.

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

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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Data for records on 1989-09-01: 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	535
20 to 40	62
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3