Weather Records on 4 January 1990

509 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1990. Highest significance: Waddamana Field Study Centre, AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 1990

On 4 January 1990, 509 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 499 daily.
Waddamana Field Study Centre set a daily record precipitation of 31.4 mm (1.2 in) on 4 January 1990.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

509 stations

509 station records on 4 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tarraleah Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Iguatama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum/Sambra	India	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Valley (Glenrowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon River (Hermitage)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho (Northumbria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (the Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lidice	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Volta Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greybull	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tapirai-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mankato	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Juca Casimiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ionia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mogi-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mimosa	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guntersville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

509 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 4 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 4 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

415 broken records

Margins by which the 415 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1990

Top 20 records on 4 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1990	Waddamana Field Study Centre, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1990	Tarraleah Village, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Butlers Gorge, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Worland, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Iguatama, BR	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	York Plains (Handroyd), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Belgaum/Sambra, IN	all-time rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Khartoum, SD	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Victoria Valley (Glenrowan), AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily high max	34.2 C (93.6 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces, BR	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Shannon River (Hermitage), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Jericho (Northumbria), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Woodbury (the Braes), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1990	Natchez, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	41 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

1795 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1990. 1990 had 509 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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Data for records on 1990-01-04: 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 2026-10-17 (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	397
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1