Weather Records on 12 September 1989

1,313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 1989. Highest significance: Sotchi, RU.

Key Facts for 12 September 1989

On 12 September 1989, 1,313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 801 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,286 daily.
Sotchi set a daily record precipitation of 143.0 mm (5.6 in) on 12 September 1989.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 408 records.

Record Map

1,313 stations

1,313 station records on 12 September 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schaesberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Carmem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vanavara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gelendzik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Primorsko-Ahtarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vendinga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imuris (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Jacoba Polder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mason	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carazinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Xadrez	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linha Cescon	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Encantado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Overveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pierces Creek Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warnow	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,313 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 480, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 321, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 12 September 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	480
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	321
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 12 September 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 1,286.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,090 broken records

Margins by which the 1,090 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 1989

Top 20 records on 12 September 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 1989	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1989	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Schaesberg, NL	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Goshen, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Dodge City, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Girua, BR	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Vila Carmem, BR	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Vanavara, RU	monthly rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Gelendzik, RU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Primorsko-Ahtarsk, RU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Fleming, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Lubbock, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Vendinga, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Imuris (Smn), MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Anna Jacoba Polder, NL	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Hoxie, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Mason, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	44 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

1793 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 1,313 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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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	1,016
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3