Weather Records on 29 December 1989

633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1989. Highest significance: Bowling Green Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1989

On 29 December 1989, 633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 609 daily.
Bowling Green Wwtp set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 29 December 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

633 stations

633 station records on 29 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 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)	63 of 100 (Major)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tibaji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tamandua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calero Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ibirama (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barretos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Bremen	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greybull	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Nata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olimpia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Verde Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	129.1 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Engenheiro Maia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salina 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Manuel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

633 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 89.

Records on 29 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	89

Records on 29 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1989

Top 20 records on 29 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1989	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1989	Flagstaff AP, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Borinquen AP, PR	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Natrona Lock 4, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	monthly snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Tibaji, BR	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Dolinsk, RU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Ibitu, BR	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Tamandua, BR	daily rain	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Calero Camp, PR	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	San Pedro, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Williams, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Ibirama (Pcd), BR	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Barretos, BR	daily rain	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily high min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Lac Vieux Desert, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1989	Garca, BR	daily rain	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	39 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

1799 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1989. 1989 had 633 records.

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

Records on 12-29 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1810	1
1824	1
1829	1
1839	2
1853	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	6
1881	4
1882	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	7
1891	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	1
1897	8
1898	7
1899	4
1900	1
1901	18
1902	8
1903	10
1904	16
1905	19
1906	14
1907	10
1908	21
1909	18
1910	7
1911	6
1912	52
1913	12
1914	46
1915	47
1916	69
1917	145
1918	33
1919	157
1920	68
1921	60
1922	42
1923	126
1924	119
1925	209
1926	117
1927	350
1928	93
1929	262
1930	96
1931	363
1932	192
1933	479
1934	406
1935	392
1936	552
1937	280
1938	178
1939	272
1940	648
1941	110
1942	458
1943	232
1944	226
1945	497
1946	1,122
1947	310
1948	711
1949	217
1950	286
1951	571
1952	156
1953	205
1954	955
1955	373
1956	563
1957	527
1958	442
1959	251
1960	404
1961	525
1962	754
1963	285
1964	533
1965	634
1966	719
1967	867
1968	1,028
1969	964
1970	694
1971	660
1972	1,001
1973	674
1974	719
1975	646
1976	748
1977	656
1978	1,349
1979	830
1980	959
1981	713
1982	1,565
1983	2,576
1984	2,687
1985	551
1986	752
1987	1,484
1988	1,082
1989	633
1990	1,861
1991	630
1992	1,099
1993	905
1994	965
1995	1,202
1996	2,213
1997	1,114
1998	783
1999	1,207
2000	1,677
2001	599
2002	959
2003	951
2004	909
2005	858
2006	1,219
2007	1,046
2008	753
2009	1,027
2010	1,308
2011	748
2012	805
2013	714
2014	506
2015	1,440
2016	620
2017	1,559
2018	440
2019	1,471
2020	504
2021	1,098
2022	516
2023	900
2024	931
2025	637

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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 100	475
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1