Weather Records on 7 April 1990

813 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1990. Highest significance: Goshen, US.

Key Facts for 7 April 1990

On 7 April 1990, 813 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 374 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 770 daily.
Goshen set a monthly record daily snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 7 April 1990.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

813 stations

813 station records on 7 April 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Metztitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eungella National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Free Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rowanlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Plains 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chetumal (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shalaurova Mys	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

813 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 291, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 7 April 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	291
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 7 April 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 43, daily 770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

643 broken records

Margins by which the 643 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1990

Top 20 records on 7 April 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1990	Goshen, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1990	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Merensky (Skl), ZA	daily rain	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Metztitlan, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Tuscola, US	monthly low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Marlinton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Leitchfield 2 N, US	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Purcellville, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Eungella National Park, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Harewood, AU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Free Union, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Creekside, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Franklin 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Flora 5 NW, US	monthly low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	1 ENE Fairfield, US	monthly low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1990	Luverne, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 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

1800 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1990. 1990 had 813 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 50	608
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1