Weather Records on 25 November 1989

797 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 November 1989. Highest significance: Buckland Downs, ZA.

Key Facts for 25 November 1989

On 25 November 1989, 797 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 365 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 775 daily.
Buckland Downs set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 25 November 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

797 stations

797 station records on 25 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bedourie Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arrabury Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dzugba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juba	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sagehen Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jubilee Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocco	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

797 records

Records set or tied on 25 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 224, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 92.

Records on 25 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	224
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	92

Records on 25 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 775.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 325.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 November 1989

Top 20 records on 25 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 November 1989	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1989	Roseberth Station, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1989	Mount Ryde, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Birdsville Police Station, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Calistoga, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Key West NAS, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Bedourie Police Station, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Bladensburg, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily low max	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Hyannis, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Kentfield, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Millinocket, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	Vastervik, SE	daily low min	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1989	E Wareham, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	52 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 797 records.

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

Records on 11-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1812	1
1835	1
1838	2
1844	1
1848	1
1851	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	1
1858	3
1863	2
1865	3
1867	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	2
1878	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1899	3
1900	3
1901	10
1902	12
1903	12
1904	14
1905	21
1906	22
1907	11
1908	46
1909	20
1910	20
1911	56
1912	26
1913	10
1914	133
1915	22
1916	117
1917	68
1918	12
1919	31
1920	34
1921	56
1922	35
1923	73
1924	102
1925	73
1926	134
1927	276
1928	113
1929	135
1930	302
1931	452
1932	438
1933	207
1934	160
1935	176
1936	203
1937	230
1938	1,210
1939	168
1940	355
1941	118
1942	351
1943	166
1944	578
1945	123
1946	548
1947	378
1948	290
1949	730
1950	2,309
1951	678
1952	1,214
1953	502
1954	294
1955	645
1956	419
1957	294
1958	660
1959	483
1960	944
1961	610
1962	359
1963	330
1964	567
1965	1,637
1966	794
1967	301
1968	208
1969	257
1970	1,040
1971	802
1972	642
1973	1,351
1974	308
1975	1,478
1976	383
1977	1,446
1978	756
1979	1,283
1980	826
1981	680
1982	1,027
1983	1,279
1984	914
1985	2,233
1986	976
1987	980
1988	745
1989	797
1990	889
1991	994
1992	1,929
1993	2,892
1994	606
1995	1,004
1996	1,181
1997	781
1998	1,078
1999	910
2000	633
2001	1,709
2002	712
2003	783
2004	863
2005	1,153
2006	1,509
2007	577
2008	661
2009	830
2010	1,958
2011	1,014
2012	540
2013	1,184
2014	949
2015	531
2016	410
2017	1,011
2018	371
2019	263
2020	425
2021	453
2022	481
2023	466
2024	856
2025	496

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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	629
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1