Weather Records on 13 November 1989

1,107 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1989. Highest significance: Deepwater Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 November 1989

On 13 November 1989, 1,107 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
777 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,083 daily.
Deepwater Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 98.0 mm (3.9 in) on 13 November 1989.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,107 stations

1,107 station records on 13 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Tavira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuringup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Okayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	382.0 mm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tel Aviv Reading	Israel	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broadview	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Possession Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lucin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Twolganup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adolphskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hysham	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,107 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 571, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 206, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 13 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	571
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	206
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 13 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 1,083.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

910 broken records

Margins by which the 910 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1989

Top 20 records on 13 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1989	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1989	Hungry Horse Dam, US	all-time rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1989	Tavira, PT	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Monsenhor Paulo, BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Kuringup, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Tsuyama, JP	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Niekerkshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Camp Wood, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Oujda, MA	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Ibitinga, BR	monthly rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Okayama, JP	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Tadotsu, JP	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Ohotsk, RU	daily low min	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Pointe Noire, CG	all-time rain	382.0 mm (15.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Little Port Walter, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Izana, ES	monthly low max	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Delta, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Castle Dale, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989	Forsyth 6 NNW, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	38 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

1795 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1989. 1989 had 1,107 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	473
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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	899
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1