Weather Records on 31 January 1989

1,718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1989. Highest significance: Tipton, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 1989

On 31 January 1989, 1,718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,508 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 145 monthly and 1,568 daily.
Tipton set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 18.9 C (66.0 F) on 31 January 1989.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,718 stations

1,718 station records on 31 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tipton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,718 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 967, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 541, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 31 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	967
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	541
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 31 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 145, daily 1,568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,451 broken records

Margins by which the 1,451 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1989

Top 20 records on 31 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1989	Tipton, US	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Oskaloosa, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Cedar Rapids #1, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Iowa City, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Winterset 4N, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Baraboo Wwtp, US	monthly high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Lamoni, US	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Washington, US	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Babb 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Minneapolis, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Beaver City, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Belle Plaine, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Columbus Junction, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Princeton, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Ngukurr, AU	daily rain	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Monmouth, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Beloit, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1989	Clay Ctr, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	43 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

1800 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1989. 1989 had 1,718 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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Data for records on 1989-01-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,431
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1