Weather Records on 21 October 1989

1,668 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1989. Highest significance: Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE.

Key Facts for 21 October 1989

On 21 October 1989, 1,668 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
459 were record highs and 778 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 1,569 daily.
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 21 October 1989.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

1,668 stations

1,668 station records on 21 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Belem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Svartla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Lyndeboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piacabucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Imisly	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Black Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Round Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,668 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 373, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 405, Heaviest daily rainfall 380, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 21 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	373
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	405
Heaviest daily rainfall	380
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 21 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 98, daily 1,569.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,402 broken records

Margins by which the 1,402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1989

Top 20 records on 21 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1989	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1989	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1989	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Fazenda Belem, BR	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Ovre_Svartla, SE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Boras, SE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Hardwick, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Rochester, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Deland 1 SSE, US	monthly low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Amherst, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	South Lyndeboro, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Cavendish, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Funnystone, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Arcadia, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Ocala, US	monthly low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Barkhamsted, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1989	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	76 years	43 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

1795 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1989. 1989 had 1,668 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,329
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1