Weather Records on 7 September 1989

553 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1989. Highest significance: Galva, US.

Key Facts for 7 September 1989

On 7 September 1989, 553 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 531 daily.
Galva set a daily record precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 7 September 1989.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

553 stations

553 station records on 7 September 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlograd	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lozova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Agua Do Matao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Barajas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Starved Rock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	43.5 C (110.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aratichanguio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ituporanga (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jau (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Attu	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thrall 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

553 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 214.

Records on 7 September 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 531.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

409 broken records

Margins by which the 409 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1989

Top 20 records on 7 September 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1989	Galva, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1989	Tekamah, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1989	Chugwater, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1989	Oelwein 2 S, US	all-time rain	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Alma, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Slippery Rock 1 SSW, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Newcastle, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Chaplyne, UA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Dearborn, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Huelva, ES	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Pavlograd, UA	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Lozova, UA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Marseilles Lock/Dam, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Custer, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Wapello, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Bairro Agua Do Matao, BR	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1989	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	78 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

1802 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1989. 1989 had 553 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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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	373
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1