Weather Records on 11 April 1990

1,347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1990. Highest significance: Carinda (Boorooma), AU.

Key Facts for 11 April 1990

On 11 April 1990, 1,347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
400 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 1,341 daily.
Carinda (Boorooma) set a daily record precipitation of 85.5 mm (3.4 in) on 11 April 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,347 stations

1,347 station records on 11 April 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guanghua	China	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mahrigong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dolgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye Lake 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cataguases	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrolltown 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,347 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 249, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 705, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 11 April 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	249
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	705
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 11 April 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 1,341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,188 broken records

Margins by which the 1,188 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1990

Top 20 records on 11 April 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1990	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 April 1990	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Bogan Gate Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Trundle (Murrumbogie), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	102 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Nyngan Airport, AU	daily rain	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Eugowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	102 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Nyngan (Canonbar), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	81 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Dubbo (Mentone), AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	89 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	all-time rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Trundle (Brookview St), AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Wellshot, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Parkes (Macarthur Street), AU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	102 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Tullamore (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Peak Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Girilambone (Ampol), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1990	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1,347 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	1,163
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1