Weather Records on 16 April 1990

964 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1990. Highest significance: Mount McConnell, AU.

Key Facts for 16 April 1990

On 16 April 1990, 964 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
568 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 939 daily.
Mount McConnell set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 16 April 1990.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

964 stations

964 station records on 16 April 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Rio Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodspring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heron Island Res STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamounier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manangatang (Eureka East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison Boone Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

964 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 333, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 16 April 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	333
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 16 April 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 939.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

786 broken records

Margins by which the 786 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

16 April 1990

Top 20 records on 16 April 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1990	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1990	Rockdale, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1990	Roma Downs, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Waverley Downs, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Biddenham, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Roma Post Office, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Conceicao Do Rio Verde, BR	monthly rain	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Little Falls 2NNE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Clearbrook, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Woodspring, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Ellendale, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Heron Island Res STN, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Lamounier, BR	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Westland, AU	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Manangatang (Eureka East), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1990	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 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

1794 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 964 records.

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

Records on 04-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1801	2
1809	1
1816	1
1823	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1852	2
1853	2
1855	1
1858	2
1862	2
1865	4
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1880	5
1883	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	4
1890	7
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1896	4
1897	1
1898	1
1899	14
1900	7
1901	4
1902	5
1903	6
1904	48
1905	15
1906	12
1907	25
1908	31
1909	6
1910	31
1911	11
1912	24
1913	35
1914	43
1915	16
1916	17
1917	50
1918	36
1919	53
1920	88
1921	73
1922	75
1923	72
1924	131
1925	141
1926	325
1927	245
1928	506
1929	269
1930	229
1931	322
1932	344
1933	379
1934	385
1935	608
1936	272
1937	252
1938	573
1939	499
1940	243
1941	438
1942	645
1943	716
1944	322
1945	732
1946	378
1947	877
1948	386
1949	346
1950	492
1951	542
1952	323
1953	681
1954	488
1955	377
1956	515
1957	335
1958	730
1959	360
1960	478
1961	938
1962	737
1963	827
1964	679
1965	575
1966	425
1967	1,027
1968	448
1969	1,171
1970	511
1971	779
1972	850
1973	974
1974	291
1975	559
1976	2,099
1977	831
1978	669
1979	573
1980	596
1981	779
1982	934
1983	1,174
1984	712
1985	642
1986	1,041
1987	735
1988	1,077
1989	676
1990	964
1991	448
1992	898
1993	1,067
1994	928
1995	937
1996	924
1997	699
1998	2,069
1999	1,330
2000	1,052
2001	741
2002	2,494
2003	1,166
2004	609
2005	504
2006	1,423
2007	1,788
2008	889
2009	854
2010	634
2011	1,279
2012	1,015
2013	1,372
2014	1,436
2015	574
2016	742
2017	441
2018	2,238
2019	413
2020	867
2021	580
2022	994
2023	708
2024	746
2025	802
2026	1,065

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Data for records on 1990-04-16: 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 25	734
25 to 50	37
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1