Weather Records on 23 September 1989

1,376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1989. Highest significance: Carthage, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 1989

On 23 September 1989, 1,376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
461 were record highs and 543 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,351 daily.
Carthage set a daily record precipitation of 84.6 mm (3.3 in) on 23 September 1989.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,376 stations

1,376 station records on 23 September 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Swan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara Do Ingai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amazar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Datong	China	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	139.5 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pokrovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshallville 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ignasino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pikan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Erofej Pavlovic	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hodges	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burkesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
North Springs 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grayson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barnesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allisonia 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,376 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 220, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 323, Heaviest daily rainfall 368, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 23 September 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	220
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	323
Heaviest daily rainfall	368
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 1,351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,129 broken records

Margins by which the 1,129 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1989

Top 20 records on 23 September 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1989	Carthage, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1989	Swan Lake, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1989	Bushy Vales, Margate, ZA	daily rain	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Jajome Alto, PR	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Big Rapids Wtp, US	monthly low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Santa Clara Do Ingai, BR	all-time rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Amazar, RU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Hillsville, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Sparta 3.5 SSW, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Lafayette, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Lebanon, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Datong, CN	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Chichibu, JP	daily rain	139.5 mm (5.5 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Nueva Esperanza, MX	all-time rain	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Pokrovka, RU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	20.5 C (68.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	137 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1989	Storrs, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 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

1793 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 1,376 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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 20	1,039
20 to 40	64
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2