Weather Records on 12 October 1989

543 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1989. Highest significance: Hvar, HR.

Key Facts for 12 October 1989

On 12 October 1989, 543 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 530 daily.
Hvar set a daily record low minimum temperature of 8.4 C (47.1 F) on 12 October 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

543 stations

543 station records on 12 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tibaji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jardinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aquespala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Jaripo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lead Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Bluff Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Entre Rios de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bochil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Isabel Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Golmud	China	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riversul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Turpan	China	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Feather Lakes 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ibirite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose del Cabo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palizada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nakanno	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Ilimsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Erbogacen	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

543 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 12 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 12 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1989

Top 20 records on 12 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1989	Hvar, HR	daily low min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1989	Wessington Springs, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1989	Childers Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1989	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1989	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1989	Dubois, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1989	Park City G.C., US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1989	Hatton 9 SE, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1989	Lacrosse, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1989	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1989	Ulysses 3NE, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1989	Tibaji, BR	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1989	Jardinopolis, BR	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1989	San Pedro, MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1989	Aquespala, MX	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1989	Presa Jaripo, MX	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1989	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1989	Chugwater, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1989	Babuskin, RU	daily high max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1989	Lead Hill, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	28 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

1805 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1989. 1989 had 543 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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	364
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1