Weather Records on 5 April 1990

868 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1990. Highest significance: Albion Park Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1990

On 5 April 1990, 868 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 843 daily.
Albion Park Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 98.0 mm (3.9 in) on 5 April 1990.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

868 stations

868 station records on 5 April 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Brae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.6 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton (Coalcliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay Nature Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kioloa Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Vale (Manly Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fortland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Strathfield Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
West Pennant Hills (Cumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dekalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lucin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

868 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 366, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 5 April 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 5 April 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 843.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

761 broken records

Margins by which the 761 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

5 April 1990

Top 20 records on 5 April 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1990	Albion Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1990	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1990	Fulton, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Enngonia (Shearer Street), AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Potts Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Copmanhurst Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Federal Post Office, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Coimbra, PT	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	McCracken, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Wyandra Railway St, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Bonnie Brae, AU	daily rain	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Ashfield Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Burenda, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1990	Ludington 4 SE, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	46 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

1809 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1990. 1990 had 868 records.

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

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

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Data for records on 1990-04-05: 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	717
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1