Weather Records on 19 April 1990

1,502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1990. Highest significance: Corona Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 19 April 1990

On 19 April 1990, 1,502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 323 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,444 daily.
Corona Downs set a daily record precipitation of 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 19 April 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,502 stations

1,502 station records on 19 April 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.4 mm (6.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Caldervale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rodovia Anchieta-Cota 400	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	272.9 mm (10.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	294.5 mm (11.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Garema	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ubatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	273.0 mm (10.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Essex Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.2 mm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Birraban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Itamarati-SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Durrandella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lidice	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pico Do Itapeva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,502 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 154, Heaviest daily rainfall 928, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 April 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	154
Heaviest daily rainfall	928
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 April 1990 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 53, daily 1,444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,345 broken records

Margins by which the 1,345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 168.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1990

Top 20 records on 19 April 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1990	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 April 1990	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Collaroy Station, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	98 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Rewan Station, AU	all-time rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 years	74 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Jericho Store, AU	monthly rain	173.4 mm (6.8 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	49 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Clare, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	88 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Caldervale Station, AU	all-time rain	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	19 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Burenda, AU	monthly rain	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	34 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Wandoo, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Gillespie, AU	monthly rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Katandra, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	104 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Zara Station, AU	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Alpha Post Office, AU	monthly rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Rodovia Anchieta-Cota 400, BR	monthly rain	272.9 mm (10.7 in)	121.1 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Usina Itatinga, BR	monthly rain	294.5 mm (11.6 in)	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	41 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Orion, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1990	Listowel Downs, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	61 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

1807 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1990. 1990 had 1,502 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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Data for records on 1990-04-19: 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	1,149
25 to 50	124
50 to 75	39
75 to 100	19
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	3