Weather Records on 4 November 1989

663 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1989. Highest significance: Dongtai, CN.

Key Facts for 4 November 1989

On 4 November 1989, 663 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 639 daily.
Dongtai set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.0 mm (4.0 in) on 4 November 1989.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

663 stations

663 station records on 4 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lindbergh Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anqing	China	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hognestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tabuleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Kooy	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Menomonie	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Capitanea (Varzea da Larga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whalen Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gonyelinka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

663 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 4 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 4 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

526 broken records

Margins by which the 526 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1989

Top 20 records on 4 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1989	Dongtai, CN	monthly rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Incheon, KR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Lindbergh Lake, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Anqing, CN	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Hognestad, NO	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Saint-Germain-Les-Belles, FR	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Toms River, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Wuhan, CN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Szombathely, HU	monthly high min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Richland Ctr, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Ellensburg, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Tabuleiro, BR	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	De Kooy, NL	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Haverhill, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Dannemora, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	McGrath AP, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1989	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 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

1803 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1989. 1989 had 663 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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 20	436
20 to 40	68
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2