Weather Records on 14 September 1989

1,127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 September 1989. Highest significance: Greenup 3SE, US.

Key Facts for 14 September 1989

On 14 September 1989, 1,127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 667 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,105 daily.
Greenup 3SE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.7 mm (6.0 in) on 14 September 1989.
Across 159 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,127 stations

1,127 station records on 14 September 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 September 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenup 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Castelo (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pojarkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estacao Experimental	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melsungen-Burstoss	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gen. Santos	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Selemdza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,127 records

Records set or tied on 14 September 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 407, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 260, Heaviest daily rainfall 242.

Records on 14 September 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	407
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	260
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 September 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 1,105.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

887 broken records

Margins by which the 887 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 September 1989

Top 20 records on 14 September 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 1989	Greenup 3SE, US	all-time rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1989	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Conceicao Do Castelo (Dnos), BR	monthly rain	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Crow Agency, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Casey, US	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	San Pedro, MX	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Houston, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Monteagle, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Griffiss AFB, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Mascota (Smn), MX	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Rinconada, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Wagoner, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Tsuyama, JP	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Rinconada, MX	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Delta, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Centralia, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1989	Charleston, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	38 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

1814 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1989. 1989 had 1,127 records.

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

Records on 09-14 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1828	1
1830	1
1831	1
1833	1
1835	1
1837	3
1848	1
1854	1
1861	1
1867	2
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1886	5
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	2
1900	2
1901	11
1902	12
1903	34
1904	13
1905	12
1906	14
1907	7
1908	16
1909	31
1910	9
1911	61
1912	50
1913	36
1914	31
1915	116
1916	13
1917	30
1918	35
1919	166
1920	108
1921	38
1922	77
1923	279
1924	95
1925	206
1926	49
1927	455
1928	116
1929	185
1930	197
1931	652
1932	211
1933	365
1934	181
1935	636
1936	609
1937	406
1938	335
1939	1,007
1940	415
1941	227
1942	186
1943	281
1944	293
1945	691
1946	379
1947	718
1948	504
1949	640
1950	327
1951	422
1952	469
1953	680
1954	275
1955	469
1956	479
1957	490
1958	254
1959	702
1960	599
1961	956
1962	339
1963	592
1964	658
1965	640
1966	888
1967	355
1968	369
1969	429
1970	1,351
1971	549
1972	409
1973	854
1974	622
1975	880
1976	547
1977	572
1978	663
1979	957
1980	543
1981	486
1982	1,012
1983	623
1984	855
1985	736
1986	716
1987	856
1988	781
1989	1,127
1990	1,088
1991	999
1992	677
1993	2,279
1994	1,143
1995	904
1996	1,091
1997	786
1998	2,049
1999	854
2000	997
2001	813
2002	899
2003	821
2004	762
2005	878
2006	1,009
2007	672
2008	1,437
2009	843
2010	938
2011	1,132
2012	634
2013	760
2014	758
2015	888
2016	1,387
2017	677
2018	632
2019	524
2020	671
2021	419
2022	612
2023	507
2024	838
2025	527
2026	783

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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 10	795
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2