Weather Records on 19 December 1989

1,740 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1989. Highest significance: Cata (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 19 December 1989

On 19 December 1989, 1,740 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
469 were record highs and 736 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,702 daily.
Cata (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 90.0 mm (3.5 in) on 19 December 1989.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,740 stations

1,740 station records on 19 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Itamaraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jales	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Laranja Doce	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mascote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rancharia (Mc Fadden)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taciba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fostoria 7 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barneston	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,740 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 278, Lowest daily maximum 351, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 385, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 130, Deepest snow cover 196.

Records on 19 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	278
Lowest daily maximum	351
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	385
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	130
Deepest snow cover	196

Records on 19 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 1,702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,399 broken records

Margins by which the 1,399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1989

Top 20 records on 19 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1989	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1989	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1989	Pianco, BR	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Frankfort, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Itamaraju, BR	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Turvo, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Jales, BR	daily rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Chestertown, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily high max	18.2 C (64.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Monte Castelo, BR	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Santiago de Compostela/Labacol, ES	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Emmett, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Mammoth Cave, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Kiev, UA	daily high max	10.7 C (51.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1989	Holyoke, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	82 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

1793 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 1,740 records.

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

Records on 12-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	1
1805	1
1835	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	3
1855	3
1859	3
1860	1
1861	2
1869	2
1870	1
1875	2
1877	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	16
1903	2
1904	19
1905	5
1906	9
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	22
1911	17
1912	41
1913	50
1914	23
1915	31
1916	38
1917	36
1918	24
1919	53
1920	30
1921	60
1922	155
1923	180
1924	492
1925	79
1926	152
1927	222
1928	45
1929	386
1930	76
1931	650
1932	239
1933	459
1934	455
1935	110
1936	689
1937	211
1938	237
1939	390
1940	392
1941	588
1942	654
1943	364
1944	241
1945	700
1946	182
1947	283
1948	397
1949	632
1950	545
1951	622
1952	469
1953	517
1954	443
1955	906
1956	287
1957	984
1958	386
1959	249
1960	432
1961	595
1962	670
1963	966
1964	753
1965	392
1966	851
1967	1,063
1968	900
1969	381
1970	485
1971	288
1972	325
1973	1,014
1974	252
1975	843
1976	398
1977	569
1978	1,191
1979	829
1980	456
1981	1,515
1982	768
1983	2,804
1984	1,066
1985	1,179
1986	609
1987	1,095
1988	1,001
1989	1,740
1990	1,463
1991	1,236
1992	1,176
1993	1,153
1994	692
1995	1,459
1996	2,108
1997	830
1998	855
1999	609
2000	1,154
2001	627
2002	1,467
2003	996
2004	664
2005	697
2006	1,061
2007	689
2008	1,545
2009	1,937
2010	1,610
2011	832
2012	774
2013	636
2014	537
2015	1,109
2016	1,080
2017	783
2018	397
2019	541
2020	327
2021	603
2022	494
2023	1,224
2024	864
2025	1,542

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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	1,304
50 to 100	72
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1