Weather Records on 14 January 1990

588 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1990. Highest significance: Loa, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 1990

On 14 January 1990, 588 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
329 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 574 daily.
Loa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 14 January 1990.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

588 stations

588 station records on 14 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Loa	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Tainhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Migliavaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gem Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Barros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leknes I Lofoten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bergville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pismo Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.4 C (-24.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barbers Point NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

588 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 14 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 14 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 574.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1990

Top 20 records on 14 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1990	Loa, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1990	Worland, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1990	Luverne, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1990	Langsloot, ZA	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1990	Beaver City, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1990	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1990	McPherson, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1990	Webster, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1990	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1990	Trinidad, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1990	Erick, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1990	Etne, NO	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1990	Ft Morgan, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1990	Genoa 2 W, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1990	Ainsworth, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1990	Ojai, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	84 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1990	Beloit, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1990	Ewing, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1990	Mountainair, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1990	Canton, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	33 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 588 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

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Data for records on 1990-01-14: 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 20	451
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1