Weather Records on 30 December 1989

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1989. Highest significance: Bucuresti Filaret, RO.

Key Facts for 30 December 1989

On 30 December 1989, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 506 daily.
Bucuresti Filaret set a daily record precipitation of 36.2 mm (1.4 in) on 30 December 1989.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 30 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olimpia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balsa Do Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Many	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tomazina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greybull	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ceylon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
High Point Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Paraiso Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beechwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenham	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperdale	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tibaji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dacus	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsonville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 30 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 30 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1989

Top 20 records on 30 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1989	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1989	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Lajas Substn, PR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Gaoua, BF	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Olimpia, BR	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Portageville 1N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Balsa Do Cerro Azul, BR	all-time rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Many, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Tomazina, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Greybull, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Ceylon (Bos), ZA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	High Point Park, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Addison, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Porto Paraiso Do Norte, BR	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Mtn Park, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1989	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	35 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 528 records.

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

Records on 12-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	2
1835	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	4
1872	3
1874	2
1875	2
1876	3
1878	1
1880	5
1881	3
1882	3
1884	2
1888	2
1889	2
1890	7
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1895	6
1896	3
1897	7
1898	6
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	2
1903	8
1904	12
1905	10
1906	11
1907	26
1908	17
1909	13
1910	18
1911	20
1912	37
1913	32
1914	47
1915	62
1916	45
1917	217
1918	25
1919	82
1920	84
1921	111
1922	227
1923	223
1924	65
1925	184
1926	63
1927	290
1928	31
1929	382
1930	71
1931	509
1932	407
1933	279
1934	206
1935	202
1936	931
1937	234
1938	208
1939	237
1940	397
1941	149
1942	584
1943	165
1944	137
1945	251
1946	584
1947	317
1948	760
1949	206
1950	479
1951	955
1952	334
1953	399
1954	538
1955	254
1956	556
1957	443
1958	525
1959	216
1960	345
1961	389
1962	671
1963	567
1964	537
1965	1,122
1966	403
1967	760
1968	1,391
1969	817
1970	571
1971	1,122
1972	1,052
1973	1,262
1974	564
1975	703
1976	981
1977	795
1978	1,930
1979	427
1980	1,560
1981	684
1982	630
1983	2,765
1984	1,834
1985	568
1986	852
1987	1,270
1988	755
1989	528
1990	3,065
1991	525
1992	1,210
1993	865
1994	642
1995	1,455
1996	1,620
1997	1,384
1998	801
1999	838
2000	1,377
2001	651
2002	1,034
2003	661
2004	974
2005	928
2006	1,779
2007	748
2008	653
2009	933
2010	1,200
2011	782
2012	676
2013	642
2014	660
2015	820
2016	706
2017	1,324
2018	284
2019	1,131
2020	604
2021	1,455
2022	909
2023	726
2024	638
2025	325

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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	401
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1