Weather Records on 19 October 1989

1,891 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1989. Highest significance: Delphi 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1989

On 19 October 1989, 1,891 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 1,202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 261 monthly and 1,628 daily.
Delphi 2 N set a monthly record daily snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 19 October 1989.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,891 stations

1,891 station records on 19 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nevinnomyssk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklandon Geist Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doctortown 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haisy	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monroeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,891 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 809, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 393, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 169, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 19 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	809
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	393
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	169
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 19 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 261, daily 1,628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,606 broken records

Margins by which the 1,606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1989

Top 20 records on 19 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1989	Delphi 2 N, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1989	Nevinnomyssk, RU	all-time rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1989	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	monthly snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1989	Frankfort Disposal, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	Goshen 3SW, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	Wabash, US	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	Whitestown, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	Paris Stp, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	Indianapolis, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.1 cm (6.3 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	Bellefontaine, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	Farmland 5 NNW, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	Oaklandon Geist Rsvr, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	Jeremiah 1 S, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	Doctortown 1 WSW, US	all-time rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	monthly snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	Noblesville River, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	Adrian 2 NNE, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1989	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	90 years	49 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

1806 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1989. 1989 had 1,891 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	1,393
25 to 50	108
50 to 75	53
75 to 100	27
100 to 125	16
125 to 150	7
150 to 175	2