Weather Records on 17 April 1990

1,065 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1990. Highest significance: Biggenden Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 17 April 1990

On 17 April 1990, 1,065 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
441 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,051 daily.
Biggenden Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 17 April 1990.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,065 stations

1,065 station records on 17 April 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lovelock Derby Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Selvister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kindon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Odell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leichardt Farms	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eungella National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heron Island Res STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stilwell 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dyersburg Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Icem (Usina Marimbondo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cosmorama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lussanvira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tanabi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Joseph	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macedonia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodnight Scrub Res 169	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,065 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 316, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 April 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	316
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 April 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 1,051.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

887 broken records

Margins by which the 887 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1990

Top 20 records on 17 April 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1990	Biggenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1990	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1990	Tullamore (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1990	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1990	Lovelock Derby Fld AP, US	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1990	Selvister, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1990	Kindon, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1990	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1990	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1990	Odell 2 N, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1990	Leichardt Farms, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1990	Eungella National Park, AU	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1990	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1990	Huntington, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1990	Wandoo, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1990	Summer Hill, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1990	Heron Island Res STN, AU	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1990	Stilwell 5 NNW, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1990	Dyersburg Muni AP, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1990	Evening Shade 1 NNE, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	44 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

1799 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1990. 1990 had 1,065 records.

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

Records on 04-17 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1807	1
1808	1
1815	1
1817	1
1818	1
1819	1
1823	1
1825	1
1830	1
1835	3
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	3
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	2
1868	1
1873	4
1874	1
1875	3
1877	4
1878	2
1880	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	3
1899	1
1900	2
1901	4
1902	4
1903	5
1904	19
1905	11
1906	14
1907	16
1908	38
1909	7
1910	29
1911	33
1912	27
1913	20
1914	83
1915	30
1916	30
1917	32
1918	35
1919	39
1920	87
1921	148
1922	96
1923	71
1924	74
1925	103
1926	140
1927	256
1928	308
1929	145
1930	238
1931	216
1932	615
1933	261
1934	234
1935	374
1936	308
1937	439
1938	564
1939	618
1940	337
1941	460
1942	415
1943	285
1944	334
1945	475
1946	492
1947	461
1948	622
1949	439
1950	293
1951	441
1952	529
1953	818
1954	650
1955	394
1956	486
1957	277
1958	702
1959	434
1960	553
1961	667
1962	597
1963	702
1964	766
1965	411
1966	409
1967	935
1968	745
1969	728
1970	547
1971	924
1972	546
1973	589
1974	244
1975	666
1976	1,630
1977	906
1978	620
1979	810
1980	675
1981	621
1982	965
1983	1,365
1984	720
1985	917
1986	997
1987	960
1988	1,082
1989	638
1990	1,065
1991	614
1992	1,105
1993	847
1994	1,047
1995	1,211
1996	1,044
1997	889
1998	1,795
1999	1,730
2000	1,082
2001	1,013
2002	2,284
2003	1,037
2004	761
2005	572
2006	1,430
2007	863
2008	842
2009	779
2010	606
2011	982
2012	920
2013	1,796
2014	913
2015	813
2016	977
2017	469
2018	1,585
2019	458
2020	1,165
2021	701
2022	831
2023	628
2024	690
2025	1,058
2026	838

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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 20	812
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1