Weather Records on 31 October 1989

857 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1989. Highest significance: Kaunas, LT.

Key Facts for 31 October 1989

On 31 October 1989, 857 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
325 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 832 daily.
Kaunas set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 31 October 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

857 stations

857 station records on 31 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kybartai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tlacotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Tyers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Island AWS	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Krilon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pryor	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khust	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Riem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adobe Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

857 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 31 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 31 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 832.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

671 broken records

Margins by which the 671 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

31 October 1989

Top 20 records on 31 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1989	Kaunas, LT	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1989	Nyerilup, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Kybartai, LT	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Britt 3E, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	El Vado Dam, US	monthly low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Harding 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Tlacotepec, MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Delta, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Garfield, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Taloga, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1989	Black Spur, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	36 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

1805 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1989. 1989 had 857 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	648
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1