Weather Records on 17 October 1989

1,163 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1989. Highest significance: Monticello 3 NE, US.

Key Facts for 17 October 1989

On 17 October 1989, 1,163 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
441 were record highs and 399 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,126 daily.
Monticello 3 NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 17 October 1989.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,163 stations

1,163 station records on 17 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sevilla/San Pablo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Athens Ou	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frenchburg 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tanzabaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burdine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
London Corbin AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kennett Radio Kboa	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piketon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chietla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Weymouth NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,163 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 279, Highest daily minimum 305, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	279
Highest daily minimum	305
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 1,126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

918 broken records

Margins by which the 918 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1989

Top 20 records on 17 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1989	Monticello 3 NE, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1989	Williamson, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Sevilla/San Pablo, ES	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Albany, US	monthly rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Elkhorn City, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Athens Ou, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Frenchburg 2 W, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Enterprise, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Tanzabaca, MX	daily rain	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	160.6 mm (6.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Waynesburg 7 NE, US	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Hazard Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Mt Vernon, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Burdine 2 NE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	London Corbin AP, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	W Liberty 3NW, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Carthage, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1989	Sargents, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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 1,163 records.

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

Records on 10-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	2
1808	2
1810	1
1811	1
1817	1
1820	1
1830	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	7
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1894	2
1895	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	17
1905	12
1906	3
1907	16
1908	46
1909	18
1910	13
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	72
1915	7
1916	81
1917	29
1918	20
1919	34
1920	82
1921	64
1922	60
1923	149
1924	81
1925	324
1926	153
1927	163
1928	530
1929	119
1930	441
1931	431
1932	345
1933	190
1934	262
1935	337
1936	338
1937	865
1938	710
1939	424
1940	580
1941	194
1942	349
1943	1,173
1944	415
1945	289
1946	437
1947	744
1948	724
1949	442
1950	809
1951	274
1952	474
1953	463
1954	579
1955	562
1956	353
1957	245
1958	415
1959	403
1960	432
1961	525
1962	350
1963	513
1964	492
1965	920
1966	551
1967	576
1968	929
1969	714
1970	815
1971	1,053
1972	866
1973	542
1974	1,055
1975	605
1976	1,381
1977	1,060
1978	583
1979	468
1980	1,366
1981	555
1982	575
1983	526
1984	1,551
1985	585
1986	354
1987	828
1988	827
1989	1,163
1990	1,109
1991	1,352
1992	1,384
1993	1,001
1994	1,306
1995	1,076
1996	987
1997	1,114
1998	1,455
1999	815
2000	461
2001	878
2002	992
2003	764
2004	935
2005	643
2006	1,506
2007	690
2008	467
2009	1,606
2010	625
2011	734
2012	550
2013	516
2014	530
2015	843
2016	1,559
2017	743
2018	1,163
2019	504
2020	889
2021	294
2022	964
2023	544
2024	994
2025	363

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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	869
25 to 50	38
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1