Weather Records on 11 October 1989

571 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1989. Highest significance: Spas-Demensk, RU.

Key Facts for 11 October 1989

On 11 October 1989, 571 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 553 daily.
Spas-Demensk set a daily record precipitation of 30.3 mm (1.2 in) on 11 October 1989.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

571 stations

571 station records on 11 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spas-Demensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaluga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barnaul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kasira	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponyri	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaihapai 841	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brjansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lancang	China	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phillips	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chardon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kharkiv	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Callemondah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Okeechobee	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lindong	China	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Itamaraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cubi Point Nf	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

571 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 11 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 11 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

444 broken records

Margins by which the 444 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1989

Top 20 records on 11 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1989	Spas-Demensk, RU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1989	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1989	Waialua 847, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1989	Kaluga, RU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1989	Sobolevo, RU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1989	Barnaul, RU	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1989	Kasira, RU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1989	Ponyri, RU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1989	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1989	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1989	Waianae 798, US	all-time rain	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1989	Kawaihapai 841, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1989	Sandakan, MY	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1989	Newport, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1989	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1989	Brjansk, RU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1989	Ft Collins, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1989	Brunswick, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1989	Buffalo, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1989	Wahiawa 930, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 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 571 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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	418
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2