Weather Records on 1 January 1990

367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1990. Highest significance: Worland, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 1990

On 1 January 1990, 367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 351 daily.
Worland set a monthly record snow depth of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 1 January 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

367 stations

367 station records on 1 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lupi Upper 442	United States	Record daily precipitation	802.6 mm (31.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gyoytapa	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Pequeno	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baependi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	533.4 mm (21.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villalba 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doutor Pedrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Tres Saltos (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.9 C (116.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chase City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greybull	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Block Island State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keahua 410	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Monte Deste	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Argovia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Guaracha	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kailiili 436	United States	Record daily precipitation	686.1 mm (27.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaruna-Jusante (on?A)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jeriquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Piedras Exp STN	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao Do Rio Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mora Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Axe	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Nova Niagara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fizuly	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uhta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

367 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 1 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 1 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1990

Top 20 records on 1 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1990	Worland, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1990	Lupi Upper 442, US	all-time rain	802.6 mm (31.6 in)	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1990	Indore, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1990	Gyoytapa, AZ	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1990	Rio Pequeno, BR	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1990	Baependi, BR	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1990	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1990	Keanae 346, US	monthly rain	533.4 mm (21.0 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1990	Villalba 1 SE, PR	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1990	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1990	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1990	Barao Geraldo, BR	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1990	San Pedro, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1990	Manistique Wwtp, US	monthly snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1990	Nenana Muni AP, US	monthly snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1990	Tasiilaq, GL	daily high min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	82 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1990	Doutor Pedrinho, BR	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1990	Usina Tres Saltos (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1990	Geluk (Irr), ZA	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1990	Wiluna, AU	all-time high max	46.9 C (116.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	16 years	31 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

1798 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1990. 1990 had 367 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

Download the Data

Data for records on 1990-01-01: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	277
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1