Weather Records on 3 November 1989

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1989. Highest significance: Nanango Wills St, AU.

Key Facts for 3 November 1989

On 3 November 1989, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 598 daily.
Nanango Wills St set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 3 November 1989.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 3 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Proston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Certkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basel-Mulhouse	France	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lozova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hluhluwe Game Reserve	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conondale Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hefei	China	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsall 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 3 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 3 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 188.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1989

Top 20 records on 3 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1989	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1989	Maleny Tamarind St, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Maleny Denning Rd, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Proston Post Office, AU	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Wondai Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Makakatana, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Certkovo, RU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Cape St. Lucia, ZA	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Petoskey, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	11 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

1821 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1989. 1989 had 615 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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 25	400
25 to 50	59
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1