Weather Records on 22 September 1989

1,155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1989. Highest significance: Summerville 4W, US.

Key Facts for 22 September 1989

On 22 September 1989, 1,155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
751 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,127 daily.
Summerville 4W set a daily record precipitation of 151.9 mm (6.0 in) on 22 September 1989.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

1,155 stations

1,155 station records on 22 September 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hovaling	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lincolnton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Metter	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Midville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinopolis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mawbanna (Mawbanna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carnesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhill Rsch - Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Hill 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dawsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Hydro STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Branchville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,155 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 373, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 378, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 288.

Records on 22 September 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	373
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	378
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 1,127.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

934 broken records

Margins by which the 934 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1989

Top 20 records on 22 September 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1989	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1989	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1989	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1989	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1989	Hovaling, TJ	monthly rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1989	Jagdalpur, IN	daily rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1989	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1989	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1989	Stillmore, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1989	Kershaw 1SW, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1989	Estancia, BR	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1989	Hickory FAA AP, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1989	Lincolnton, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1989	Sumter, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1989	Millersburg, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1989	Concord, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1989	Holly Hill, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1989	Sandersville, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1989	Gaffney 6 E, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1989	Rimini 2 SSW, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 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

1793 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 1,155 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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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	854
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	17
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2