Weather Records on 15 October 1989

560 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1989. Highest significance: Skwentna, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 1989

On 15 October 1989, 560 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 548 daily.
Skwentna set a monthly record daily snowfall of 71.1 cm (28.0 in) on 15 October 1989.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

560 stations

560 station records on 15 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Cabaa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bele (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gurdzhaani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Teocelo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guanghua	China	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tecuanapa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

560 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 548.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1989

Top 20 records on 15 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1989	Skwentna, US	monthly snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1989	Skwentna, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1989	Green Bay, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1989	Elkader 6 SSW, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1989	La Cabaa, MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1989	Birobidzhan, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1989	Wytheville, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1989	Fernandina Beach, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1989	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1989	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1989	Garrison, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1989	Bele (Bos), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1989	Phrae, TH	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1989	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1989	Belle Glade, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1989	Hatch, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1989	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1989	Laguna, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1989	Atlatlahuacan, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1989	Khlong Yai, TH	daily rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	32 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

1794 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 560 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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 50	402
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1