Weather Records on 23 October 1989

1,363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1989. Highest significance: Sandhammaren, SE.

Key Facts for 23 October 1989

On 23 October 1989, 1,363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
998 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,342 daily.
Sandhammaren set a daily record precipitation of 27.5 mm (1.1 in) on 23 October 1989.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,363 stations

1,363 station records on 23 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandhammaren	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Lima	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Challenge Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beja	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sobraji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Standish Hickey Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,363 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 567, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 431, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 23 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	567
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	431
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 23 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 1,342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,178 broken records

Margins by which the 1,178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1989

Top 20 records on 23 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1989	Sandhammaren, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1989	Quincy, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	87 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1989	Middletown, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1989	Greenville, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	Ukiah, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	East Park Rsvr, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	Ely AP, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	Iliamna AP, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	Ponte de Lima, PT	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	Mt Shasta, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	22.6 C (72.7 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	Hayfork 2 W, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high max	16.4 C (61.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	Karlshamn, SE	daily high min	12.3 C (54.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1989	Greifswald, DE	daily high max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	90 years	41 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 1,363 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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	1,122
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3