Weather Records on 7 January 1990

688 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1990. Highest significance: Yemassee 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1990

On 7 January 1990, 688 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
401 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 673 daily.
Yemassee 1 N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 7 January 1990.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

688 stations

688 station records on 7 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fossil	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elmendorf AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas de Santa Barbara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Copco #1 Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Standish Hickey Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morchard (the Rocks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Leonard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

688 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1990

Top 20 records on 7 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1990	Yemassee 1 N, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1990	Fossil, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1990	Booleroo Centre (Willowie), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Orleans, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Booleroo (Wimont), AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Brooklet 1 W, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Bremerton, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Haskins Dam, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Ridgeland 5 NE, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Worland, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Reston, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Savannah Intl AP, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Elmendorf AFB, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Beaufort MCAS, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1990	Aguas de Santa Barbara, BR	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	44 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

1826 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1990. 1990 had 688 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	548
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1