Weather Records on 12 January 1990

637 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1990. Highest significance: Sacramento 5 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1990

On 12 January 1990, 637 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 617 daily.
Sacramento 5 ESE set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 12 January 1990.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

637 stations

637 station records on 12 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Arroyo Prieto (Cf	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Bremen	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Pujal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apiuna -Regua Nova (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Kangaringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neisse Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chakola (Riversdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mozomboa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anhembi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tantizohuiche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lucin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-40.3 C (-40.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hills	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

637 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 281, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	281
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 617.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

505 broken records

Margins by which the 505 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1990

Top 20 records on 12 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1990	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	Chuuk WSO AP, FM	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	San Antonio Arroyo Prieto (Cf, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	Nova Bremen, BR	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	El Pujal, MX	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	Kern River Ph 1, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	Sacramento AP ASOS, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	Panguitch, US	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	Apiuna -Regua Nova (Pcd), BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	Porterville, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	Fredericksburg, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	Jalacingo, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	Bordertown (Kangaringa), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	Neisse Central, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	Huixtla, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1990	Tremonton, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1990	Kitoi Bay, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1990	Bradford Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	27 years	34 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

1794 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 637 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 20	473
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	3