Weather Records on 19 November 1989

1,199 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 November 1989. Highest significance: Sanalona II, MX.

Key Facts for 19 November 1989

On 19 November 1989, 1,199 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
600 were record highs and 332 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,173 daily.
Sanalona II set a monthly record daily precipitation of 116.3 mm (4.6 in) on 19 November 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,199 stations

1,199 station records on 19 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sanalona II	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
La Cruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wasilla 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Y Calvo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cuencame	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charco Verde (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Lima	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aileron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mimosa	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood (Lochiel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ubobo Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blenheim Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.4 cm (21.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,199 records

Records set or tied on 19 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 414, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 175, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 19 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	414
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	175
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 19 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 1,173.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

981 broken records

Margins by which the 981 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 November 1989

Top 20 records on 19 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1989	Sanalona II, MX	monthly rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1989	La Cruz, MX	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1989	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	Wasilla 3 S, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	Guanacevi (Smn), MX	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	Rodeo (Dge), MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	Guadalupe Y Calvo (Smn), MX	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	Cuencame, MX	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	Charco Verde (Cfe), MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	Independence, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	The Valley, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	San Marcos, MX	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	Hastings, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	Navojoa, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	Ponte de Lima, PT	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	Aileron, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	Bennetts Brg, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	Mimosa, MW	monthly rain	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1989	Lowell, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	41 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

1793 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 1,199 records.

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

Records on 11-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1816	3
1829	2
1835	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1861	1
1864	1
1865	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	10
1891	4
1892	1
1894	2
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	14
1901	13
1902	18
1903	14
1904	21
1905	15
1906	35
1907	7
1908	12
1909	13
1910	24
1911	30
1912	24
1913	54
1914	62
1915	24
1916	14
1917	31
1918	16
1919	56
1920	12
1921	110
1922	32
1923	74
1924	142
1925	363
1926	267
1927	110
1928	228
1929	90
1930	724
1931	232
1932	437
1933	519
1934	500
1935	81
1936	519
1937	672
1938	283
1939	310
1940	231
1941	876
1942	724
1943	504
1944	316
1945	243
1946	723
1947	474
1948	736
1949	408
1950	715
1951	896
1952	183
1953	688
1954	468
1955	573
1956	357
1957	502
1958	270
1959	380
1960	216
1961	352
1962	570
1963	650
1964	811
1965	321
1966	238
1967	353
1968	365
1969	815
1970	306
1971	455
1972	589
1973	607
1974	524
1975	799
1976	392
1977	964
1978	1,840
1979	527
1980	796
1981	632
1982	634
1983	755
1984	522
1985	2,642
1986	1,613
1987	776
1988	626
1989	1,199
1990	525
1991	619
1992	986
1993	932
1994	1,197
1995	1,189
1996	1,854
1997	710
1998	994
1999	590
2000	1,609
2001	998
2002	828
2003	1,367
2004	692
2005	554
2006	754
2007	1,149
2008	1,675
2009	828
2010	599
2011	858
2012	516
2013	458
2014	2,311
2015	1,050
2016	830
2017	449
2018	407
2019	531
2020	1,117
2021	449
2022	1,316
2023	659
2024	889
2025	652

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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	940
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1