Weather Records on 24 December 1989

2,589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1989. Highest significance: Greenville, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 1989

On 24 December 1989, 2,589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 2,046 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 143 were all-time records, 232 monthly and 2,214 daily.
Greenville set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 24 December 1989.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 24 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville 7 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Loris 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinopolis Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loris 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,589 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 854, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 1,192, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 138.

Records on 24 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	854
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	1,192
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	138

Records on 24 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 143, monthly 232, daily 2,214.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,099 broken records

Margins by which the 2,099 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1989

Top 20 records on 24 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1989	Greenville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1989	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1989	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1989	Federal Pt, US	all-time low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Conway, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Evergreen, US	all-time low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Inverness 3 SE, US	all-time low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Williamston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Ft Pierce, US	all-time low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Live Oak, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Summerville 4W, US	all-time low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Whiteville 7 NW, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Effingham, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Loris 2 S, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Summerville 4W, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	12.7 C (22.9 F)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	monthly low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1989	Kaztalovka, KZ	daily rain	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2,589 records.

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

Records on 12-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	2
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1852	1
1857	1
1864	2
1870	4
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1889	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1898	9
1899	1
1900	2
1901	9
1902	3
1903	5
1904	9
1905	7
1906	26
1907	12
1908	2
1909	68
1910	38
1911	13
1912	33
1913	29
1914	59
1915	51
1916	24
1917	25
1918	95
1919	200
1920	43
1921	142
1922	82
1923	118
1924	369
1925	100
1926	126
1927	81
1928	167
1929	237
1930	95
1931	1,045
1932	849
1933	478
1934	178
1935	225
1936	420
1937	202
1938	157
1939	178
1940	575
1941	589
1942	519
1943	637
1944	300
1945	546
1946	245
1947	370
1948	756
1949	220
1950	633
1951	525
1952	277
1953	512
1954	231
1955	1,334
1956	295
1957	469
1958	205
1959	339
1960	638
1961	415
1962	741
1963	1,191
1964	1,725
1965	766
1966	662
1967	663
1968	946
1969	865
1970	741
1971	543
1972	282
1973	641
1974	793
1975	695
1976	581
1977	952
1978	532
1979	1,100
1980	856
1981	770
1982	1,699
1983	5,032
1984	568
1985	685
1986	736
1987	1,329
1988	712
1989	2,589
1990	2,228
1991	663
1992	464
1993	577
1994	959
1995	1,285
1996	1,287
1997	1,152
1998	916
1999	1,134
2000	707
2001	744
2002	1,056
2003	779
2004	1,099
2005	1,158
2006	925
2007	533
2008	727
2009	1,663
2010	1,316
2011	504
2012	818
2013	866
2014	910
2015	2,438
2016	593
2017	510
2018	208
2019	565
2020	395
2021	1,012
2022	1,334
2023	1,347
2024	467
2025	2,206

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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	2,026
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1