Weather Records on 28 December 1989

630 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1989. Highest significance: Bowling Green Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1989

On 28 December 1989, 630 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 610 daily.
Bowling Green Wwtp set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 28 December 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

630 stations

630 station records on 28 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex Inlet Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balldale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Arthur	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greybull	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indaial	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mirante Do Paranapanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Bem Vinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Rosario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

630 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 123.

Records on 28 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	123

Records on 28 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 610.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 813.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1989

Top 20 records on 28 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1989	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1989	Keflavik, IS	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	daily rain	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Flat Top, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Dolinsk, RU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Sussex Inlet Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Ribeirao Bonito, BR	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Cave Run Lake, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Skwentna, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Mahackala, RU	daily high min	6.6 C (43.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Balldale Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Garcia, BR	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Storrs, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Mc Arthur, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1989	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	38 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 630 records.

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

Records on 12-28 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1794	2
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1822	2
1824	2
1829	1
1839	3
1842	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1859	2
1864	1
1866	1
1871	2
1872	3
1876	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	2
1882	6
1885	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	6
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	6
1903	14
1904	13
1905	19
1906	14
1907	71
1908	19
1909	19
1910	10
1911	9
1912	43
1913	18
1914	41
1915	37
1916	60
1917	73
1918	24
1919	238
1920	52
1921	139
1922	114
1923	159
1924	478
1925	293
1926	236
1927	426
1928	310
1929	489
1930	96
1931	224
1932	246
1933	322
1934	295
1935	371
1936	681
1937	284
1938	161
1939	237
1940	836
1941	159
1942	660
1943	311
1944	240
1945	463
1946	1,328
1947	248
1948	482
1949	421
1950	340
1951	287
1952	102
1953	233
1954	867
1955	521
1956	674
1957	333
1958	489
1959	850
1960	379
1961	361
1962	480
1963	267
1964	614
1965	344
1966	998
1967	756
1968	1,258
1969	713
1970	468
1971	936
1972	425
1973	535
1974	661
1975	642
1976	504
1977	887
1978	865
1979	787
1980	1,303
1981	773
1982	2,226
1983	2,343
1984	2,118
1985	725
1986	553
1987	1,589
1988	1,575
1989	630
1990	1,275
1991	547
1992	915
1993	1,129
1994	1,128
1995	1,214
1996	1,762
1997	898
1998	812
1999	1,102
2000	1,873
2001	514
2002	846
2003	1,228
2004	912
2005	908
2006	842
2007	1,014
2008	1,435
2009	1,070
2010	1,423
2011	754
2012	514
2013	579
2014	525
2015	2,085
2016	732
2017	1,560
2018	811
2019	712
2020	394
2021	1,439
2022	538
2023	959
2024	810
2025	841

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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 200	485
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1