Weather Records on 22 October 1989

1,353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1989. Highest significance: Estancia, BR.

Key Facts for 22 October 1989

On 22 October 1989, 1,353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
865 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,327 daily.
Estancia set a daily record precipitation of 91.6 mm (3.6 in) on 22 October 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,353 stations

1,353 station records on 22 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salgado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aguila	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponferrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,353 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 497, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 368, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	497
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	368
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 1,327.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,161 broken records

Margins by which the 1,161 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1989

Top 20 records on 22 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1989	Estancia, BR	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Salgado, BR	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Pianco, BR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Putbus, DE	daily high max	19.3 C (66.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Majuro Wbas AP, MH	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Blyde (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Klein Australie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	137 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Masvingo, ZW	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Pitas, BR	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Welbekend, ZA	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Le Bourget, FR	daily high max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Parker, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	40 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 1,353 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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 20	1,123
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1