Weather Records on 3 April 1990

1,018 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1990. Highest significance: Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX.

Key Facts for 3 April 1990

On 3 April 1990, 1,018 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
595 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Huatusco de Chicuellar set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 3 April 1990.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,018 stations

1,018 station records on 3 April 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Heron Island Res STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gen. Santos	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mozomboa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woonona (Popes Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ixhuatlan del Cafe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pingine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Actopan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naolinco de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Teocelo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Block Island State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neran	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tshane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boston	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naranjal (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lisskogsasen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,018 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 366, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 April 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	366
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 April 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

855 broken records

Margins by which the 855 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1990

Top 20 records on 3 April 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1990	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1990	Heron Island Res STN, AU	monthly rain	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Gen. Santos, PH	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Mozomboa, MX	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Powhatan, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	115 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Ixhuatlan del Cafe, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Pingine, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Actopan, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Stonehenge, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily high max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1990	Clifton, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 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

1815 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1990. 1990 had 1,018 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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 25	830
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1