Weather Records on 22 January 1990

830 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1990. Highest significance: Gabes, TN.

Key Facts for 22 January 1990

On 22 January 1990, 830 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
468 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 795 daily.
Gabes set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 22 January 1990.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

830 stations

830 station records on 22 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gabes	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wray	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maseru	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kolo 1033	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 947	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.7 C (114.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Chayabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ternej	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union Village Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

830 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 327, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 22 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	327
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 22 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 29, daily 795.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

689 broken records

Margins by which the 689 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1990

Top 20 records on 22 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1990	Gabes, TN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	78 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1990	Waiawa 943, US	monthly rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1990	Wray, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1990	Chewelah, US	all-time rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily rain	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	149.3 mm (5.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Rush 1N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Ness City, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Koloko Rsvr 1137, US	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Maseru, LS	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Kolo 1033, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Makaweli 965, US	monthly rain	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Gurabo Substn, PR	all-time low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Searsburg STN, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Idalia, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Sublette 7WSW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Hooker, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Lowestoft, GB	daily high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Tully Lake, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	40 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 830 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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Data for records on 1990-01-22: 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 50	630
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1