Weather Records on 8 September 1989

648 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1989. Highest significance: Audubon, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 1989

On 8 September 1989, 648 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
317 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 620 daily.
Audubon set a daily record precipitation of 107.4 mm (4.2 in) on 8 September 1989.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

648 stations

648 station records on 8 September 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Assarai-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whalen Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshallville 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Paamiut	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tillabery	Niger	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

648 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 September 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 620.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1989

Top 20 records on 8 September 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1989	Audubon, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1989	Harlan, US	daily rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1989	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	86 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1989	Corning, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1989	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1989	Hill City, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1989	Weeping Water, US	monthly rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1989	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1989	Montezuma 1 W, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1989	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1989	New Castle 1 N, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1989	Denison, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1989	Shenandoah, US	all-time rain	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1989	Central City, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1989	Walthill 1E, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1989	Laramie AP, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1989	Barrow AP, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1989	Creston 2 SW, US	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1989	Elk Mtn, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1989	Assarai-Montante, BR	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	48 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 648 records.

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

Records on 09-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1813	1
1814	2
1815	2
1833	1
1837	1
1845	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	2
1851	1
1854	1
1855	3
1857	1
1860	3
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	3
1883	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	10
1906	14
1907	7
1908	4
1909	7
1910	9
1911	20
1912	62
1913	19
1914	37
1915	32
1916	25
1917	166
1918	31
1919	240
1920	59
1921	299
1922	206
1923	116
1924	138
1925	232
1926	141
1927	177
1928	93
1929	397
1930	156
1931	480
1932	465
1933	728
1934	407
1935	353
1936	535
1937	222
1938	397
1939	547
1940	297
1941	477
1942	375
1943	488
1944	769
1945	423
1946	325
1947	586
1948	340
1949	765
1950	570
1951	389
1952	382
1953	324
1954	309
1955	481
1956	717
1957	427
1958	480
1959	667
1960	678
1961	351
1962	682
1963	378
1964	294
1965	472
1966	351
1967	380
1968	308
1969	556
1970	582
1971	704
1972	523
1973	873
1974	626
1975	564
1976	639
1977	726
1978	1,165
1979	813
1980	739
1981	854
1982	605
1983	1,154
1984	1,123
1985	1,492
1986	1,203
1987	880
1988	856
1989	648
1990	747
1991	806
1992	869
1993	783
1994	704
1995	1,324
1996	609
1997	892
1998	1,331
1999	1,196
2000	981
2001	1,643
2002	1,238
2003	819
2004	1,576
2005	1,015
2006	850
2007	1,112
2008	878
2009	832
2010	1,143
2011	1,554
2012	813
2013	831
2014	515
2015	728
2016	951
2017	978
2018	724
2019	903
2020	1,952
2021	1,080
2022	1,567
2023	1,242
2024	1,336
2025	707
2026	699

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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	417
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1