Weather Records on 7 November 1989

980 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1989. Highest significance: Majors Creek (the Old School), AU.

Key Facts for 7 November 1989

On 7 November 1989, 980 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
515 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 931 daily.
Majors Creek (the Old School) set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 7 November 1989.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

980 stations

980 station records on 7 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Alvin Callender Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kowen Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Pilar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	277.4 mm (10.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boree Creek (Richmond St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gulfport Naval Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoskintown Radio Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Toms Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmor	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex Inlet Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alcobaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rand Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bankhead L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

980 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 335, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 395, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 7 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	335
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	395
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 7 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 48, daily 931.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

805 broken records

Margins by which the 805 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 1989

Top 20 records on 7 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1989	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	89 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1989	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1989	Booligal (Belmont), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1989	Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS, US	monthly rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1989	Hall (Lochleigh), AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1989	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1989	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1989	Gholson 8 W, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1989	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1989	Szeged, HU	monthly rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1989	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1989	New Orleans Alvin Callender Fl, US	monthly rain	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1989	Snowball, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1989	Bulwer (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1989	Kowen Forest, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1989	Morro Do Pilar, BR	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1989	Mobile, US	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1989	Groongal (Gundaline), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1989	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1989	Lekkervlei, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	47 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

1794 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 980 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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Data for records on 1989-11-07: 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	733
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2