Weather Records on 13 April 1990

800 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1990. Highest significance: Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 April 1990

On 13 April 1990, 800 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 789 daily.
Wilgerivier (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 13 April 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

800 stations

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

Weather records on 13 April 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hognestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jomo Kenyatta Intl	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ournie (Waralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ray Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mahnomen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Pevensey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sesheke	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Bringagee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Wilgabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caragabal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo (Gunniguldrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scandia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strawn 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gustavus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yenda (Henry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Polk	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iwakuni	Japan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

800 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 178, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 13 April 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	178
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 13 April 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 789.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

617 broken records

Margins by which the 617 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1990

Top 20 records on 13 April 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1990	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Centralia, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Aurora, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Hognestad, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Superior, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Lebanon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Hebron, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Binya Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KE	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Fairbury 7S, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Elgin, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Hamlin 1SW, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Ournie (Waralla), AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	De Emigratie, ZA	monthly rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Hardy, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1990	Eagle FAA AP, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	37 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

1798 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1990. 1990 had 800 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	603
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1