Weather Records on 13 October 1989

571 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1989. Highest significance: Tavira, PT.

Key Facts for 13 October 1989

On 13 October 1989, 571 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
333 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 554 daily.
Tavira set a daily record precipitation of 128.0 mm (5.0 in) on 13 October 1989.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

571 stations

571 station records on 13 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tavira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fukushima Arpt	Japan	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Assarai-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelaceville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rubicon Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gutersloh	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moskalvo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Badajoz/Talavera la Real	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tewkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pojarkovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Venice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
W Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

571 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1989

Top 20 records on 13 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1989	Tavira, PT	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1989	Schierke, DE	daily high min	8.7 C (47.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1989	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily high min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1989	Pana, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1989	Houston, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1989	Neosho, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1989	N Loup, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1989	Wyelangta, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1989	Fukushima Arpt, JP	monthly rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1989	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1989	Gage, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1989	Crosbyton, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1989	Daytona Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1989	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1989	Yurecuaro, MX	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1989	Mammoth Spring, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1989	Zinapecuaro, MX	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1989	San Pedro, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1989	Elberta, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1989	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily high min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	58 years	29 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 10-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1817	1
1831	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	6
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	8
1902	16
1903	10
1904	18
1905	5
1906	10
1907	16
1908	13
1909	39
1910	26
1911	13
1912	21
1913	29
1914	21
1915	79
1916	52
1917	30
1918	28
1919	47
1920	41
1921	74
1922	22
1923	159
1924	77
1925	208
1926	137
1927	225
1928	470
1929	169
1930	375
1931	317
1932	315
1933	186
1934	445
1935	310
1936	251
1937	371
1938	525
1939	203
1940	267
1941	555
1942	351
1943	501
1944	350
1945	252
1946	374
1947	399
1948	294
1949	599
1950	704
1951	411
1952	335
1953	275
1954	1,071
1955	535
1956	857
1957	629
1958	535
1959	536
1960	383
1961	433
1962	840
1963	519
1964	515
1965	180
1966	878
1967	307
1968	577
1969	2,308
1970	672
1971	576
1972	534
1973	811
1974	423
1975	1,002
1976	900
1977	1,036
1978	800
1979	922
1980	742
1981	973
1982	1,328
1983	1,412
1984	495
1985	979
1986	1,468
1987	1,155
1988	1,499
1989	571
1990	1,391
1991	807
1992	1,150
1993	932
1994	904
1995	1,224
1996	619
1997	1,790
1998	840
1999	696
2000	768
2001	1,112
2002	922
2003	764
2004	735
2005	761
2006	1,571
2007	602
2008	1,479
2009	1,777
2010	626
2011	772
2012	819
2013	478
2014	552
2015	853
2016	572
2017	708
2018	1,475
2019	874
2020	532
2021	1,413
2022	972
2023	1,060
2024	962
2025	760
2026	776

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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	388
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1