Weather Records on 24 October 1989

1,182 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1989. Highest significance: Red Bluff Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 1989

On 24 October 1989, 1,182 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
761 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,159 daily.
Red Bluff Muni AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.6 mm (3.4 in) on 24 October 1989.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,182 stations

1,182 station records on 24 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ozernaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dululu Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Challenge Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Exchequer Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Jaripo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zlatoust	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalie Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman Fisheries STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dotswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,182 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 468, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 293, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 24 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	468
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	293
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 24 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 1,159.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

968 broken records

Margins by which the 968 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1989

Top 20 records on 24 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1989	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1989	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Penola Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Big Sur STN, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Camp Pardee, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Ozernaja, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Malboona, AU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Calton Hills Station, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Dingwall, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Newark, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Dululu Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Altastenberg, DE	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Elliott, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Challenge Rs, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Donner Mem Sp, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 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

1802 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1989. 1989 had 1,182 records.

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

Records on 10-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1840	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1866	2
1869	2
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	1
1880	7
1881	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	3
1897	1
1898	6
1899	3
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	6
1904	13
1905	22
1906	30
1907	11
1908	26
1909	13
1910	8
1911	23
1912	37
1913	85
1914	12
1915	43
1916	29
1917	145
1918	27
1919	48
1920	273
1921	54
1922	193
1923	169
1924	94
1925	258
1926	268
1927	308
1928	66
1929	200
1930	420
1931	351
1932	334
1933	256
1934	535
1935	343
1936	223
1937	588
1938	686
1939	776
1940	406
1941	304
1942	299
1943	369
1944	313
1945	549
1946	427
1947	427
1948	215
1949	624
1950	314
1951	546
1952	409
1953	244
1954	538
1955	460
1956	581
1957	673
1958	316
1959	885
1960	378
1961	228
1962	346
1963	1,397
1964	469
1965	387
1966	515
1967	273
1968	206
1969	1,115
1970	594
1971	794
1972	464
1973	558
1974	537
1975	2,018
1976	730
1977	469
1978	594
1979	683
1980	826
1981	1,920
1982	838
1983	662
1984	1,000
1985	902
1986	506
1987	674
1988	512
1989	1,182
1990	594
1991	1,380
1992	1,169
1993	602
1994	594
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,400
1998	1,238
1999	1,374
2000	1,514
2001	1,769
2002	2,094
2003	1,934
2004	1,300
2005	973
2006	1,709
2007	1,631
2008	808
2009	870
2010	1,037
2011	658
2012	1,027
2013	497
2014	883
2015	528
2016	622
2017	858
2018	442
2019	761
2020	1,993
2021	588
2022	1,412
2023	682
2024	783
2025	286

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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	917
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2