Weather Records on 21 January 1990

927 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1990. Highest significance: Osage, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 1990

On 21 January 1990, 927 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
483 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 899 daily.
Osage set a daily record snowfall of 21.1 cm (8.3 in) on 21 January 1990.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

927 stations

927 station records on 21 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ness City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dorchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amguema	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shiprock	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lay Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madera 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Limon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrior L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thorsby Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

927 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 272, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 21 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	272
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 21 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 899.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

726 broken records

Margins by which the 726 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1990

Top 20 records on 21 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1990	Osage, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1990	Ness City, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Dorchester, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Bizana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Burlington, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Rush 1N, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Saint Leo, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Wray, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Taylorsville, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Worland, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Amguema, RU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Kanawha, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Shiprock, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Morgan City, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Lay Dam, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Spencer 2 N, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1990	Canton, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	42 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

1793 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1990. 1990 had 927 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	654
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1