Weather Records on 30 July 1989

1,227 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 1989. Highest significance: West Terschelling, NL.

Key Facts for 30 July 1989

On 30 July 1989, 1,227 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 310 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 1,143 daily.
West Terschelling set a daily record precipitation of 32.2 mm (1.3 in) on 30 July 1989.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,227 stations

1,227 station records on 30 July 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 July 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tapirai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mairinque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Itapecerica da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cerradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Redencao da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nazare Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Castra Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taquari-Vai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Petten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Charqueada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itaquaquecetuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itapetininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Timburi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Brasil	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Batista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Arcanjo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riversul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taquarituba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Engenheiro Maia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Campinas-Ia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taciba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Capinzal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Serrana Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
California	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natividade da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Sarapu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Serrote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Juquia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Engordador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia Do Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pirapitingui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alambari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Igrejinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jacupiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Chantebled	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jacarei	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,227 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 683.

Records on 30 July 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	683
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 1989 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 78, daily 1,143.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,055 broken records

Margins by which the 1,055 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 1989

Top 20 records on 30 July 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1989	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1989	Madrid, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1989	Tapirai, BR	monthly rain	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1989	Mairinque, BR	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1989	Leeuwarden_1, NL	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1989	Bairro Alto, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1989	Itapecerica da Serra, BR	monthly rain	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1989	Versailles, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1989	Cerradinho, BR	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1989	Redencao da Serra, BR	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1989	Nazare Paulista, BR	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1989	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1989	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1989	Railton (Cement Australia), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1989	Castra Upper, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1989	Taquari-Vai, BR	all-time rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1989	Buri, BR	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1989	Petten, NL	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1989	Itaporanga, BR	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1989	Charqueada, BR	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	52 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 1,227 records.

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

Records on 07-30 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1827	1
1828	2
1829	1
1830	1
1834	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	2
1885	3
1886	5
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	10
1894	6
1895	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	8
1899	2
1900	4
1901	11
1902	6
1903	25
1904	17
1905	29
1906	22
1907	11
1908	23
1909	30
1910	8
1911	54
1912	21
1913	34
1914	52
1915	26
1916	150
1917	93
1918	42
1919	19
1920	188
1921	193
1922	40
1923	428
1924	80
1925	275
1926	186
1927	109
1928	210
1929	221
1930	170
1931	432
1932	275
1933	451
1934	619
1935	340
1936	452
1937	245
1938	388
1939	395
1940	562
1941	371
1942	304
1943	397
1944	289
1945	299
1946	409
1947	394
1948	489
1949	512
1950	552
1951	322
1952	581
1953	345
1954	504
1955	787
1956	506
1957	289
1958	344
1959	391
1960	793
1961	511
1962	378
1963	308
1964	483
1965	978
1966	527
1967	282
1968	530
1969	506
1970	431
1971	2,319
1972	758
1973	434
1974	569
1975	1,048
1976	590
1977	641
1978	646
1979	761
1980	962
1981	851
1982	821
1983	904
1984	997
1985	1,029
1986	952
1987	1,084
1988	826
1989	1,227
1990	795
1991	734
1992	1,003
1993	965
1994	1,631
1995	1,207
1996	1,317
1997	933
1998	1,240
1999	1,456
2000	1,030
2001	1,400
2002	1,346
2003	1,163
2004	936
2005	788
2006	1,103
2007	1,160
2008	763
2009	1,328
2010	1,331
2011	1,003
2012	731
2013	737
2014	1,199
2015	682
2016	460
2017	464
2018	1,038
2019	486
2020	763
2021	839
2022	845
2023	683
2024	705
2025	869
2026	1,001

Download the Data

Data for records on 1989-07-30: 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 10	759
10 to 20	146
20 to 30	67
30 to 40	44
40 to 50	24
50 to 60	8
60 to 70	6
70 to 80	1