Weather Records on 23 December 1989

3,791 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1989. Highest significance: Jeanerette 5 NW, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 1989

On 23 December 1989, 3,791 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 3,168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 429 were all-time records, 763 monthly and 2,599 daily.
Jeanerette 5 NW set an all-time record low maximum temperature of -7.8 C (18.0 F) on 23 December 1989.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 23 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Inhambupe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Airi (Rochedo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,791 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 1,414, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 1,754, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 170.

Records on 23 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	1,414
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	1,754
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	170

Records on 23 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 429, monthly 763, daily 2,599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3,131 broken records

Margins by which the 3,131 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1989

Top 20 records on 23 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1989	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	all-time low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1989	Bowie, US	all-time low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1989	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	all-time low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1989	Inhambupe, BR	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1989	Houma, US	all-time low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1989	Houma, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1989	St Charles Elm Pt, US	all-time low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1989	Beeville 5 NE, US	all-time low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1989	Delaware, US	all-time low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1989	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	all-time low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1989	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1989	Osceola, US	daily low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1989	Leavenworth, US	all-time low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1989	Carthage, US	monthly low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1989	Luling, US	all-time low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1989	La Grange 1N, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1989	Ness City, US	all-time low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1989	Houma, US	all-time snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1989	Madison, US	all-time snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1989	Morgan City, US	all-time snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	84 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

1793 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 3,791 records.

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

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

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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	3,051
50 to 100	57
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1