Weather Records on 11 December 1989

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1989. Highest significance: Rifaina, BR.

Key Facts for 11 December 1989

On 11 December 1989, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 576 daily.
Rifaina set an all-time record daily precipitation of 295.2 mm (11.6 in) on 11 December 1989.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 11 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rifaina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	295.2 mm (11.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kozevnikovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nida	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Igarapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Estrela Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mooredale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Vista Bonita	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inhumas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Varzea da Palma	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corbin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bauru (Pdv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kentland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chakola (Riversdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Plains 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria da Vitoria (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 11 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 11 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 576.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1989

Top 20 records on 11 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1989	Rifaina, BR	all-time rain	295.2 mm (11.6 in)	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	24 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1989	Kozevnikovo, RU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Nida, LT	monthly rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Igarapava, BR	all-time rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Estrela Do Sul, BR	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Melrose, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Presque Isle, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Marilia, BR	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Monticello, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Caninde, BR	daily rain	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Lajes Ab, PT	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Cheboygan, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Gumri, AM	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Yerevan, AM	daily high min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1989	Devoncourt Station, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	38 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

1796 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1989. 1989 had 584 records.

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

Records on 12-11 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1808	2
1815	2
1825	2
1841	1
1852	1
1855	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	4
1872	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1880	2
1882	3
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1897	2
1898	14
1899	5
1900	4
1901	5
1902	6
1903	2
1904	28
1905	15
1906	12
1907	30
1908	18
1909	7
1910	31
1911	49
1912	36
1913	8
1914	13
1915	93
1916	55
1917	103
1918	32
1919	40
1920	58
1921	49
1922	143
1923	88
1924	84
1925	81
1926	77
1927	232
1928	111
1929	345
1930	72
1931	762
1932	696
1933	260
1934	480
1935	290
1936	357
1937	839
1938	231
1939	626
1940	302
1941	353
1942	263
1943	196
1944	407
1945	234
1946	717
1947	342
1948	153
1949	1,201
1950	463
1951	261
1952	923
1953	157
1954	492
1955	312
1956	300
1957	517
1958	985
1959	322
1960	746
1961	1,300
1962	723
1963	604
1964	542
1965	1,216
1966	525
1967	945
1968	543
1969	587
1970	617
1971	900
1972	1,514
1973	334
1974	313
1975	454
1976	380
1977	1,182
1978	678
1979	847
1980	522
1981	949
1982	657
1983	971
1984	1,013
1985	1,471
1986	561
1987	639
1988	850
1989	584
1990	747
1991	1,102
1992	1,357
1993	749
1994	1,243
1995	1,837
1996	1,307
1997	1,203
1998	1,012
1999	769
2000	1,584
2001	626
2002	1,139
2003	646
2004	1,166
2005	816
2006	858
2007	1,613
2008	1,312
2009	1,091
2010	1,284
2011	416
2012	618
2013	737
2014	893
2015	1,183
2016	489
2017	670
2018	353
2019	442
2020	517
2021	1,175
2022	679
2023	814
2024	539
2025	1,691

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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	455
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1