Weather Records on 15 November 1989

1,113 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1989. Highest significance: Somerset East, ZA.

Key Facts for 15 November 1989

On 15 November 1989, 1,113 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
629 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,084 daily.
Somerset East set a daily record precipitation of 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 15 November 1989.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,113 stations

1,113 station records on 15 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Struishoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mooredale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	136.5 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,113 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 249, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 380, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 373, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 15 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	249
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	380
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	373
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 15 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 1,084.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1989

Top 20 records on 15 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1989	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 November 1989	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1989	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1989	Hanover (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1989	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1989	Zuara, LY	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1989	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1989	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1989	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1989	Clifton, ZA	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1989	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1989	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1989	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1989	Boesmansrivier, ZA	daily rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1989	East London, ZA	daily rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1989	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1989	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1989	Cwencwe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1989	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1989	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	55 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 1,113 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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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	774
20 to 40	74
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1