Weather Records on 29 September 1989

710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1989. Highest significance: Snowville, US.

Key Facts for 29 September 1989

On 29 September 1989, 710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 681 daily.
Snowville set a daily record high minimum temperature of 15.0 C (59.0 F) on 29 September 1989.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

710 stations

710 station records on 29 September 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenview	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itau de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mather	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mineracao Morro Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Peixe (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caixa de Areia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phila 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malpaso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverdale 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tapoco	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaina	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Izucar de Matamoros (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison Gulch Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ringgold 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buhta Providenja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Peti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sanalona II	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kentwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaboticatubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

710 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 188.

Records on 29 September 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 September 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1989

Top 20 records on 29 September 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1989	Snowville, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Greenview, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Itau de Minas, BR	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Lastovo, HR	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Mather, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Placerville, US	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Mineracao Morro Velho, BR	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Dalatangi, IS	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Varazdin, HR	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Sonora, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Amite, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Rio Do Peixe (Mmv), BR	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Irapuato, MX	monthly low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Two Harbors, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	90 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1989	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	36 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

1836 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1989. 1989 had 710 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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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).