Weather Records on 6 January 1990

628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1990. Highest significance: Gavar, AM.

Key Facts for 6 January 1990

On 6 January 1990, 628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
302 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 611 daily.
Gavar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 6 January 1990.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

628 stations

628 station records on 6 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vancleave	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente Prudente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shakawe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Obrestad Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hovaling	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuljab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Misurata	Libya	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hognestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greybull	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muminabad	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Engenheiro Hermilo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Guaracha	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrabee (Murrumbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Bem Vinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

628 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 6 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 6 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

502 broken records

Margins by which the 502 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1990

Top 20 records on 6 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1990	Gavar, AM	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 January 1990	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1990	Vancleave, US	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Presidente Prudente, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Worland, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Bay Minette, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Obrestad Fyr, NO	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Dover, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Choteau, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Warrenton 3 SE, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Pomeroy, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Hovaling, TJ	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Lake City 2 E, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1990	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	monthly low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	36 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

1803 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1990. 1990 had 628 records.

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

Records on 01-06 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1830	1
1839	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	2
1864	3
1867	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	2
1884	4
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	9
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	6
1897	2
1898	5
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	15
1904	4
1905	19
1906	19
1907	16
1908	20
1909	55
1910	15
1911	46
1912	116
1913	32
1914	18
1915	40
1916	97
1917	46
1918	50
1919	44
1920	35
1921	52
1922	128
1923	111
1924	452
1925	44
1926	189
1927	270
1928	215
1929	220
1930	319
1931	142
1932	526
1933	352
1934	379
1935	560
1936	392
1937	357
1938	153
1939	321
1940	746
1941	269
1942	479
1943	291
1944	249
1945	837
1946	1,409
1947	351
1948	493
1949	470
1950	942
1951	207
1952	195
1953	769
1954	505
1955	327
1956	464
1957	273
1958	325
1959	710
1960	434
1961	354
1962	768
1963	382
1964	214
1965	796
1966	577
1967	516
1968	893
1969	840
1970	797
1971	1,160
1972	533
1973	633
1974	756
1975	587
1976	590
1977	625
1978	691
1979	1,782
1980	887
1981	794
1982	1,241
1983	1,356
1984	813
1985	1,096
1986	776
1987	875
1988	2,337
1989	1,768
1990	628
1991	1,386
1992	940
1993	1,019
1994	1,347
1995	1,243
1996	1,172
1997	1,185
1998	2,131
1999	1,894
2000	614
2001	1,113
2002	842
2003	932
2004	1,226
2005	1,730
2006	978
2007	1,882
2008	1,422
2009	890
2010	1,543
2011	994
2012	1,235
2013	350
2014	1,503
2015	725
2016	518
2017	1,316
2018	1,231
2019	506
2020	514
2021	385
2022	1,071
2023	555
2024	481
2025	1,153
2026	655

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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	494
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1