Weather Records on 27 November 1989

927 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1989. Highest significance: Hermosa 3 SSW, US.

Key Facts for 27 November 1989

On 27 November 1989, 927 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 892 daily.
Hermosa 3 SSW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 27 November 1989.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

927 stations

927 station records on 27 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lochiel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watauga S Dak 8 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conde	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Semenovka	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Omalo	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

927 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 27 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 27 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 892.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

749 broken records

Margins by which the 749 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

27 November 1989

Top 20 records on 27 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1989	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	78 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1989	Leola, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1989	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1989	Wellshot, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Strathdarr, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Goedgevonden, ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Ida, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Baratria, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Lochiel, AU	daily rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Bladensburg, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Quincy, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Truckee Rs, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Coorabulka, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Roundup, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1989	Faith, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	48 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 927 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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Data for records on 1989-11-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	690
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1