Weather Records on 12 December 1989

930 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1989. Highest significance: Galia, BR.

Key Facts for 12 December 1989

On 12 December 1989, 930 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 478 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 898 daily.
Galia set an all-time record daily precipitation of 246.5 mm (9.7 in) on 12 December 1989.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

930 stations

930 station records on 12 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Galia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	246.5 mm (9.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fazenda Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	171.3 mm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Artemis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Jacinta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ano Bom Do Tiete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Faxinal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bud 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jardinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jau (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Carmem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ibia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Cecilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redencao da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ituverava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Sofia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pitangueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose da Bela Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kwepertuin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riacho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

930 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 322, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 12 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	322
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 12 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 23, daily 898.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

756 broken records

Margins by which the 756 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

12 December 1989

Top 20 records on 12 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1989	Galia, BR	all-time rain	246.5 mm (9.7 in)	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	20 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1989	Altinopolis, BR	all-time rain	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1989	Flora Downs, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1989	Fazenda Sao Geraldo, BR	all-time rain	171.3 mm (6.7 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Artemis, BR	daily rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Presque Isle, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Buskala Rch, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Fazenda Santa Jacinta, BR	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Fazenda Ano Bom Do Tiete, BR	monthly rain	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Manistique Wwtp, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Faxinal, BR	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Red Bud 2 S, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Jardinopolis, BR	daily rain	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Jau (Cpef), BR	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Vila Carmem, BR	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Lead, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Rochford 2 WNW, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Bimerah, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Caninde, BR	all-time rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1989	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low max	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 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

1796 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1989. 1989 had 930 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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	742
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1