Weather Records on 30 October 1989

904 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1989. Highest significance: Stornoway Airport, GB.

Key Facts for 30 October 1989

On 30 October 1989, 904 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
380 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 864 daily.
Stornoway Airport set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 30 October 1989.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

904 stations

904 station records on 30 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Salzwedel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bilasuvar	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Herrnhut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Annaturm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosholt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lessebo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osawatomie	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ronneby-Bredakra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sondrestrom	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-29.7 C (-21.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

904 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 30 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 30 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 39, daily 864.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

750 broken records

Margins by which the 750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1989

Top 20 records on 30 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1989	Stornoway Airport, GB	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1989	Braunlage, DE	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1989	Iola 1 W, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1989	Salzwedel, DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Wittenberg, DE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Konigsmoor, DE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Bilasuvar, AZ	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Schierke, DE	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Garnett 1 E, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Le Roy, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Pohnpei WSO, FM	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Herrnhut, DE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Billings Wtp, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Annaturm, DE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1989	Fredonia, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	45 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

1799 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1989. 1989 had 904 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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Data for records on 1989-10-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	684
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1