Weather Records on 21 November 1989

797 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1989. Highest significance: Coolullah Station, AU.

Key Facts for 21 November 1989

On 21 November 1989, 797 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
441 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 778 daily.
Coolullah Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.0 mm (4.1 in) on 21 November 1989.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

797 stations

797 station records on 21 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coolullah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carsland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda S.Joao Morro Vermelho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Andira Anell/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordoba Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Climax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

797 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 303, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 21 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	303
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 21 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 778.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

618 broken records

Margins by which the 618 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1989

Top 20 records on 21 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1989	Coolullah Station, AU	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Chasm Falls, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Magadan, RU	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Carsland, AU	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Chatsworth, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Grayling, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Virginia City, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Fazenda S.Joao Morro Vermelho, BR	daily rain	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Eastport, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Cortland, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1989	Lake City, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	37 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 797 records.

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

Records on 11-21 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1816	2
1821	2
1829	1
1835	1
1839	1
1844	1
1847	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	4
1866	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1879	4
1880	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1887	3
1889	1
1890	7
1893	1
1894	4
1896	1
1897	4
1898	3
1899	4
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	5
1904	9
1905	3
1906	14
1907	7
1908	9
1909	18
1910	23
1911	19
1912	14
1913	79
1914	51
1915	21
1916	66
1917	248
1918	12
1919	22
1920	36
1921	96
1922	42
1923	27
1924	104
1925	73
1926	420
1927	108
1928	109
1929	467
1930	243
1931	682
1932	162
1933	381
1934	578
1935	62
1936	192
1937	1,309
1938	119
1939	303
1940	337
1941	329
1942	662
1943	212
1944	250
1945	308
1946	604
1947	540
1948	414
1949	588
1950	904
1951	605
1952	424
1953	408
1954	927
1955	419
1956	624
1957	442
1958	407
1959	460
1960	691
1961	738
1962	524
1963	601
1964	1,014
1965	448
1966	589
1967	336
1968	358
1969	611
1970	400
1971	514
1972	735
1973	1,100
1974	809
1975	548
1976	315
1977	1,313
1978	1,034
1979	1,409
1980	805
1981	939
1982	807
1983	1,066
1984	525
1985	1,808
1986	815
1987	949
1988	928
1989	797
1990	1,337
1991	944
1992	1,375
1993	1,413
1994	1,179
1995	1,084
1996	1,882
1997	449
1998	1,312
1999	920
2000	1,191
2001	811
2002	847
2003	1,007
2004	873
2005	491
2006	1,181
2007	936
2008	1,079
2009	1,131
2010	894
2011	944
2012	792
2013	543
2014	815
2015	785
2016	1,000
2017	687
2018	391
2019	653
2020	421
2021	296
2022	824
2023	584
2024	519
2025	745

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	589
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1