Weather Records on 24 November 1989

1,005 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1989. Highest significance: Headingly Station, AU.

Key Facts for 24 November 1989

On 24 November 1989, 1,005 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 446 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 907 daily.
Headingly Station set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 24 November 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,005 stations

1,005 station records on 24 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bedourie Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnatus	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Myrtle Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahrigong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,005 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 218, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 228, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 183.

Records on 24 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	218
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	228
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	183

Records on 24 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 98, daily 907.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

833 broken records

Margins by which the 833 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1989

Top 20 records on 24 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1989	Headingly Station, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1989	Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	103 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Iffley Station, AU	monthly rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Durham, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Kingston, US	monthly low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills), AU	monthly rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Woomera (Arcoona), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Peterboro 2 S, US	monthly low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Lake Nash, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Lancaster, US	monthly low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Haverhill, US	monthly low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Gardiner, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Rochester, US	monthly low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Lewiston, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Bedourie Police Station, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1989	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	44 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 1,005 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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	709
50 to 100	91
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1