Weather Records on 14 December 1989

2,058 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1989. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 1989

On 14 December 1989, 2,058 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
605 were record highs and 688 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,999 daily.
Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 69.2 mm (2.7 in) on 14 December 1989.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 14 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jeriquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	290.6 mm (11.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Neumunster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boizenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Belmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Wandsbek	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lobenstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elgersburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Sankt Pauli	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Karori)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ituverava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Dos Lemes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville 6SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helgoland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,058 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 366, Lowest daily maximum 347, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 341, Heaviest daily rainfall 568, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 14 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	366
Lowest daily maximum	347
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	341
Heaviest daily rainfall	568
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 14 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 53, daily 1,999.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,812 broken records

Margins by which the 1,812 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1989

Top 20 records on 14 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1989	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	125 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 December 1989	Jeriquara, BR	all-time rain	290.6 mm (11.4 in)	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	4 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1989	E Tawas, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1989	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1989	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1989	Biddenham, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1989	Buffalo, US	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1989	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1989	Buritizal, BR	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1989	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1989	Lovell, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1989	Neumunster, DE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1989	Boizenburg, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1989	Greifswald, DE	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1989	Anklam, DE	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1989	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1989	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1989	Sheridan AP, US	monthly rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1989	Teterow, DE	daily rain	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1989	Rostock-Warnemunde, DE	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2,058 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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	1,732
50 to 100	57
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1