Weather Records on 13 February 1990

1,429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1990. Highest significance: Kalamunda, AU.

Key Facts for 13 February 1990

On 13 February 1990, 1,429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
626 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,394 daily.
Kalamunda set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 13 February 1990.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,429 stations

1,429 station records on 13 February 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Drain	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dorena	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faverges-de-la-Tour	France	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waldshut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gidgegannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,429 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 352, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 274, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 461, Heaviest daily snowfall 138, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 13 February 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	352
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	274
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	461
Heaviest daily snowfall	138
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 13 February 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 1,394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,215 broken records

Margins by which the 1,215 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1990

Top 20 records on 13 February 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1990	Kalamunda, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1990	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	75 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1990	Drain, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1990	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1990	Dull Ctr 1SE, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1990	Jarrahdale, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1990	Cottage Grove 2E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1990	Myrup, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1990	Skwentna, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1990	Cottage Grove Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1990	Deadwood, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1990	Torrington Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1990	Nanda Downs, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1990	Botataboomen, ZA	all-time rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1990	Armadale, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1990	Maun, BW	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1990	Long Creek, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1990	Yoder 5 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1990	Mundaring Weir, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1990	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	49 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

1794 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 1,429 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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Data for records on 1990-02-13: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,124
50 to 100	56
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	3