Weather Records on 26 October 1989

1,628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1989. Highest significance: Epping, US.

Key Facts for 26 October 1989

On 26 October 1989, 1,628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,130 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,598 daily.
Epping set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 26 October 1989.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,628 stations

1,628 station records on 26 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kahmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Canal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elong Elong (Bendeela St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gonyelinka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bendena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ghinghinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nooyeah Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Borrona Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cacequi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,628 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 515, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 615, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 26 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	515
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	615
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 26 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 1,598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,401 broken records

Margins by which the 1,401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1989

Top 20 records on 26 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1989	Epping, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1989	Bowman Dam, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Kahmoo, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Nephi, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Winston, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	The Canal, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Westby, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	20.9 C (69.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	147 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Riverdale, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Elong Elong (Bendeela St), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Tower 2S, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Victoria Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Armour, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Eureka, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Nephi, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1989	Gonyelinka, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	42 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

1816 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1989. 1989 had 1,628 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	1,379
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1