October 1989

1990

🌡️ Temperature

In the UK, October 1989 was very hot. 🌡️

The average temperature in October 1989 was 11.7°C.
That's 2°C hotter than the average of 9.7°C.
This puts it in the 92nd percentile for heat, as the 28th hottest October on record.

Distribution of average October temperatures (1659 - 2021)

The hottest October ever was in 2001, when it averaged 13.3°C, and the coldest year was 1740 at 5.3°C.

In the UK, October 1989 was slightly wet. 🌧️

The total rainfall in October 1989 was 103mm.
That's 6.8mm wetter than the average of 96.2mm.
This puts it in the 58th percentile for rainfall, as the 106th wettest October on record.

Distribution of total October rainfall (1769 - 2021)

The wettest October ever was in 1903, when rainfall totalled 218.1mm, and the driest year was 1781 at 8.8mm.

In the UK, October 1989 was cloudy. ☁️

In October 1989 there were79.1 hours of sunshine.
That's 9.3 hours less sunshine than the average of 88.4 hours.
This puts it in the 20th percentile for sunshine, as the 21st least sunny October on record.

Distribution of October sunshine hours in (1920 - 2022)

The sunniest October ever was in 2003, when there were 120 hours of sunshine, and the least sunny year was 2022 with 0 hours of sunshine.