Weather Records on 7 October 1989

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1989. Highest significance: Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54, US.

Key Facts for 7 October 1989

On 7 October 1989, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 379 daily.
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54 set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 7 October 1989.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 7 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Landskrona_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upata	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tirana	Albania	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tavira	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahnomen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malsburg-Marzell-Friedrichshei	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zeerijp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thorsby Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Buena (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Onnen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sandhammaren	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amguema	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oskarshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vlagtwedde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Suhokumsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Njandoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neran	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delareyville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 7 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 379.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1989

Top 20 records on 7 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1989	Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1989	Landskrona_D, SE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1989	Upata, VE	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1989	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1989	Pembina, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1989	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1989	Roseau, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1989	Tirana, AL	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1989	Antioch, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1989	San Antonio Intl AP, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1989	Acaponeta, MX	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1989	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1989	Tavira, PT	monthly high max	34.0 C (93.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1989	Postville, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1989	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily high max	37.7 C (99.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1989	El Puerto, MX	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1989	Salinillas, MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1989	Munising, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1989	Pemberton, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1989	Cuero, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

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 389 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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	264
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1