Weather Records on 7 August 1989

1,472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1989. Highest significance: Virginia City, US.

Key Facts for 7 August 1989

On 7 August 1989, 1,472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 943 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,447 daily.
Virginia City set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 7 August 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,472 stations

1,472 station records on 7 August 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Launiupoko Intake 376	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moravia 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trier	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vici 1NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Ancho (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Encantada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bellavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewes	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arsdorf	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magiscatzin (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Manuel	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnjaja Tom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cegdomyn	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,472 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 383, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 560, Heaviest daily rainfall 267.

Records on 7 August 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	383
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	560
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 1,447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,157 broken records

Margins by which the 1,157 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1989

Top 20 records on 7 August 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1989	Virginia City, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1989	Launiupoko Intake 376, US	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	59 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1989	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1989	Moravia 1 E, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	Hugoton, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	Hope, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	Trier, DE	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	Vici 1NNW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	Schleswig, DE	all-time rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	Paso Ancho (Cfe), MX	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	La Encantada, MX	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	Trier-Petrisberg, DE	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	Bellavista, MX	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	Memphis, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	Hewitt, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	Matador, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	Decatur Wtp, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1989	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	79 years	45 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

1808 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1989. 1989 had 1,472 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

Download the Data

Data for records on 1989-08-07: 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 20	1,095
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1