Weather Records on 24 March 1989

1,072 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1989. Highest significance: Marree Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 24 March 1989

On 24 March 1989, 1,072 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,054 daily.
Marree Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 70.2 mm (2.8 in) on 24 March 1989.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,072 stations

1,072 station records on 24 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glendambo (Millers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rooijantjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Balcanoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Macumba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manorkill	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balgo Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bollebygd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Block Island State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlers Gap Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Witchelina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arkaroola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cavenagh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parr	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,072 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 602, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 24 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	602
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 24 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 1,054.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

964 broken records

Margins by which the 964 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1989

Top 20 records on 24 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1989	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	89 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1989	Dover, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1989	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1989	Glendambo (Millers Creek), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	Stiege, DE	monthly rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	Tuckerton 2 NE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	Gammon Ranges (Balcanoona), AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	Boras, SE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	Macumba, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	Newport, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	Nicosia, CY	monthly high min	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	Brocken, DE	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	Undoolya, AU	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	Manorkill, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	Louisburg, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell, US	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1989	Balgo Hills, AU	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	47 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

1794 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 1,072 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	947
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1