Weather Records on 20 January 1990

1,257 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1990. Highest significance: Jasper, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 1990

On 20 January 1990, 1,257 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 113 monthly and 1,134 daily.
Jasper set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 20 January 1990.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,257 stations

1,257 station records on 20 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ashtabula	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Limon	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Titonka	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waiakea Scd 88.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	260.9 mm (10.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Enders Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Donald	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ookala 223	United States	Record daily precipitation	240.3 mm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berryville 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norcatur 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,257 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 581, Heaviest daily snowfall 210, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 20 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	581
Heaviest daily snowfall	210
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 20 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 113, daily 1,134.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,064 broken records

Margins by which the 1,064 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1990

Top 20 records on 20 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1990	Jasper, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1990	Carroll, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1990	Dresden, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1990	Ashtabula, US	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1990	Parker 6 E, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1990	Sharon Springs, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1990	Beaver City, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1990	Kukaiau 222, US	daily rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1990	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1990	Ogallala, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1990	Bertrand, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1990	Cambridge, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1990	Limon, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1990	Culbertson, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1990	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1990	Wray, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1990	Tahlequah, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1990	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1990	Burlington, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1990	Chambers, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	57 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 1,257 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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	903
50 to 100	89
100 to 150	46
150 to 200	18
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1