Weather Records on 25 December 1989

1,118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1989. Highest significance: Southport 5 N, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1989

On 25 December 1989, 1,118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 554 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 46 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 999 daily.
Southport 5 N set an all-time record daily snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 25 December 1989.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

1,118 stations

1,118 station records on 25 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Karabau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tavira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beja	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Is	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteville 7 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookgreen Gardens	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wyanga	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,118 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 198, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 356, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 107.

Records on 25 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	198
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	356
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	107

Records on 25 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 46, monthly 73, daily 999.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

826 broken records

Margins by which the 826 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1989

Top 20 records on 25 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1989	Southport 5 N, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1989	Karabau, KZ	monthly rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Tavira, PT	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Cadiz, ES	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Senador Pompeu, BR	monthly rain	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Worland, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Southport 5 N, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Willard 4 SW, US	all-time low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Willard 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Kingstree, US	monthly low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Blakely, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Tarboro 1 S, US	monthly low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Russellville, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1989	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	83 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 1,118 records.

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

Records on 12-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1806	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1864	1
1870	2
1872	4
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1888	2
1889	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	13
1902	18
1903	6
1904	16
1905	2
1906	34
1907	5
1908	3
1909	53
1910	20
1911	26
1912	93
1913	45
1914	99
1915	69
1916	43
1917	46
1918	56
1919	299
1920	50
1921	91
1922	136
1923	233
1924	500
1925	70
1926	182
1927	94
1928	147
1929	195
1930	376
1931	603
1932	845
1933	507
1934	213
1935	540
1936	693
1937	158
1938	185
1939	295
1940	514
1941	461
1942	631
1943	310
1944	404
1945	838
1946	486
1947	651
1948	584
1949	161
1950	700
1951	432
1952	214
1953	259
1954	205
1955	880
1956	304
1957	633
1958	364
1959	624
1960	289
1961	484
1962	954
1963	669
1964	1,553
1965	547
1966	851
1967	486
1968	811
1969	643
1970	417
1971	974
1972	368
1973	639
1974	776
1975	844
1976	350
1977	778
1978	989
1979	679
1980	2,342
1981	811
1982	2,327
1983	5,697
1984	620
1985	712
1986	625
1987	2,053
1988	759
1989	1,118
1990	1,075
1991	793
1992	535
1993	680
1994	1,029
1995	1,658
1996	1,562
1997	1,348
1998	768
1999	995
2000	902
2001	515
2002	960
2003	561
2004	881
2005	913
2006	799
2007	498
2008	768
2009	2,123
2010	1,473
2011	688
2012	657
2013	779
2014	684
2015	2,149
2016	986
2017	485
2018	193
2019	599
2020	623
2021	1,190
2022	1,128
2023	1,641
2024	408
2025	2,222

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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	789
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2