Weather Records on 7 December 1989

675 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1989. Highest significance: Sutherland, ZA.

Key Facts for 7 December 1989

On 7 December 1989, 675 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 662 daily.
Sutherland set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 7 December 1989.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

675 stations

675 station records on 7 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Attica 6 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Springs 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jimma	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunorlan (Sharmans Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Andalsnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Tomas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Ixcuintla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Surprise Store	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Argovia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doornhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lipscomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puente San Isidro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palizada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison Boone Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darrouzett	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans D P S 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

675 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 7 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 7 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 662.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1989

Top 20 records on 7 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1989	Sutherland, ZA	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1989	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	Anthony, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	Cherokee 4W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	Attica 6 WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	Natchez, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	McComb AP, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	Conway Springs 4SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	Jimma, ET	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	Hammon 3 SSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	Dunorlan (Sharmans Road), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	Andalsnes, NO	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	Presque Isle, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	Booker, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	New Orleans AP, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	La Union, MX	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	Santo Tomas (Cfe), MX	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1989	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	92 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

1801 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1989. 1989 had 675 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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 100	537
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2