Weather Records on 25 October 1989

1,543 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1989. Highest significance: Cowley Station, AU.

Key Facts for 25 October 1989

On 25 October 1989, 1,543 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,030 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,509 daily.
Cowley Station set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 25 October 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,543 stations

1,543 station records on 25 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tomoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arzamas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carsland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kandos Cement Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tullochard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barakula Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mather	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birricannia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ooratippra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgonally Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,543 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 648, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 382, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 25 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	648
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	382
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 25 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 1,509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,316 broken records

Margins by which the 1,316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1989

Top 20 records on 25 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1989	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1989	Glenbervie Station, AU	daily rain	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1989	Boatman Station, AU	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1989	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1989	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1989	Roma Post Office, AU	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1989	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1989	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1989	Bowman Dam, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1989	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1989	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1989	Tomoo, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1989	Woodlands, AU	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1989	Comongin North, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1989	Lukojanov, RU	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1989	Woleebee Nevasa, AU	monthly rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1989	Shelbourne, AU	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1989	Arzamas, RU	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1989	Clifton, AU	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1989	Nelia Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	54 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

1800 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1989. 1989 had 1,543 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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 50	1,297
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1