Weather Records on 10 September 1989

1,098 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 September 1989. Highest significance: Tullahoma, US.

Key Facts for 10 September 1989

On 10 September 1989, 1,098 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 420 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,075 daily.
Tullahoma set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 26.1 C (79.0 F) on 10 September 1989.
Across 166 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

1,098 stations

1,098 station records on 10 September 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 September 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Konstantinovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Batista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Sarapu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mendonca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gelendzik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sahty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gigant	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bakerstown 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Ipero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Attu	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira da Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Serrote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watonga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,098 records

Records set or tied on 10 September 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 271, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 355, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 10 September 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	271
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 10 September 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 1,075.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

867 broken records

Margins by which the 867 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 September 1989

Top 20 records on 10 September 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1989	Tullahoma, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Registro, BR	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Ashland, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Konstantinovsk, RU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Vaiden 1 SSW, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Usina Batista, BR	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Mtn Lake, US	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Eldorado, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Subiaco, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Defiance, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Meadows, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Fazenda Sao Geraldo, BR	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Lugansk, UA	monthly rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Bairro Sarapu, BR	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Scottsburg, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Mendonca, BR	daily rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Gelendzik, RU	monthly rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	42 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

1812 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1989. 1989 had 1,098 records.

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

Records on 09-10 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1818	1
1838	2
1841	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1850	2
1854	3
1857	1
1858	1
1865	5
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	1
1897	7
1898	4
1899	10
1901	1
1902	10
1903	13
1904	5
1905	7
1906	23
1907	15
1908	15
1909	25
1910	26
1911	8
1912	62
1913	24
1914	43
1915	53
1916	15
1917	79
1918	33
1919	42
1920	132
1921	207
1922	78
1923	38
1924	335
1925	197
1926	68
1927	262
1928	109
1929	282
1930	161
1931	724
1932	258
1933	333
1934	247
1935	478
1936	336
1937	376
1938	369
1939	386
1940	410
1941	389
1942	271
1943	352
1944	470
1945	334
1946	295
1947	534
1948	432
1949	793
1950	394
1951	344
1952	476
1953	250
1954	271
1955	376
1956	834
1957	332
1958	435
1959	670
1960	376
1961	459
1962	798
1963	384
1964	710
1965	355
1966	330
1967	512
1968	846
1969	635
1970	582
1971	400
1972	477
1973	559
1974	522
1975	528
1976	1,041
1977	391
1978	883
1979	563
1980	716
1981	629
1982	687
1983	1,329
1984	824
1985	1,140
1986	960
1987	574
1988	783
1989	1,098
1990	782
1991	827
1992	745
1993	936
1994	816
1995	643
1996	1,003
1997	829
1998	1,832
1999	1,068
2000	1,088
2001	1,129
2002	1,298
2003	1,149
2004	652
2005	1,173
2006	1,110
2007	866
2008	975
2009	636
2010	1,273
2011	1,235
2012	793
2013	1,198
2014	894
2015	789
2016	1,085
2017	674
2018	1,030
2019	816
2020	2,105
2021	1,311
2022	633
2023	1,114
2024	933
2025	583
2026	832

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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).