Weather Records on 10 October 1989

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1989. Highest significance: Sarajevo, BA.

Key Facts for 10 October 1989

On 10 October 1989, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 273 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 595 daily.
Sarajevo set a daily record precipitation of 56.2 mm (2.2 in) on 10 October 1989.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 10 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fort Drum	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	188.1 mm (7.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Musoma	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bogucar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Altamirano	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Attu	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kemoo Camp 8 855	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barbers Point NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bogucany	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tajshet	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aratichanguio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lyngor Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gastonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Istanbul	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 595.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 162.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1989

Top 20 records on 10 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1989	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1989	Fort Drum, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Haikou, CN	daily rain	188.1 mm (7.4 in)	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Daytona Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Musoma, TZ	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Candelaria (Smn), MX	daily rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Bogucar, RU	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Legaspi, PH	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Setauket Strong, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Goomboorian, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Kuching, MY	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Alma, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Sonora, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Ciudad Altamirano, MX	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1989	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	34 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

1793 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 603 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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 25	414
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1