Weather Records on 27 April 1990

1,321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1990. Highest significance: Bangalore, IN.

Key Facts for 27 April 1990

On 27 April 1990, 1,321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
847 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 145 monthly and 1,176 daily.
Bangalore set a monthly record daily precipitation of 182.1 mm (7.2 in) on 27 April 1990.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,321 stations

1,321 station records on 27 April 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Redelinghuis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dallesport AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stenstugu Forsoksgard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anapa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houston-Westbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indaial	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Do Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Slavjansk-Na-Kubani	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kochki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hemse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,321 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 505, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 342, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 294, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 27 April 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	505
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	342
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 27 April 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 145, daily 1,176.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

967 broken records

Margins by which the 967 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

27 April 1990

Top 20 records on 27 April 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1990	Bangalore, IN	monthly rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1990	Newport, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1990	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1990	Tenango de Doria, MX	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1990	Cove 1 E, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1990	Weston 1 E, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1990	Redelinghuis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1990	Hoburg, SE	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1990	Hill City 1 W, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1990	Ellendale, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1990	Estacada 2 SE, US	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1990	Dallesport AP, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1990	Stenstugu Forsoksgard, SE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1990	Anapa, RU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1990	Linton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1990	Worcester, ZA	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1990	McGregor (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1990	Plattsburgh AFB, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1990	Cascadia, US	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1990	Oakes, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	47 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

1795 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1990. 1990 had 1,321 records.

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

Records on 04-27 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1801	1
1802	2
1812	1
1814	1
1817	3
1828	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1852	1
1853	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1862	2
1873	2
1874	4
1879	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	1
1888	4
1890	3
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	7
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1899	5
1900	4
1901	3
1903	5
1904	11
1905	16
1906	13
1907	31
1908	27
1909	51
1910	8
1911	37
1912	5
1913	73
1914	19
1915	77
1916	36
1917	47
1918	55
1919	69
1920	44
1921	71
1922	151
1923	110
1924	103
1925	113
1926	287
1927	114
1928	404
1929	71
1930	80
1931	454
1932	331
1933	328
1934	275
1935	227
1936	97
1937	377
1938	467
1939	212
1940	268
1941	361
1942	569
1943	374
1944	214
1945	476
1946	512
1947	373
1948	535
1949	516
1950	617
1951	409
1952	722
1953	651
1954	875
1955	937
1956	685
1957	552
1958	461
1959	470
1960	684
1961	313
1962	741
1963	768
1964	711
1965	568
1966	1,282
1967	733
1968	372
1969	543
1970	1,142
1971	758
1972	645
1973	1,188
1974	926
1975	820
1976	810
1977	801
1978	694
1979	758
1980	706
1981	1,148
1982	685
1983	921
1984	1,754
1985	1,141
1986	1,225
1987	1,482
1988	893
1989	1,320
1990	1,321
1991	1,028
1992	2,163
1993	1,285
1994	1,614
1995	806
1996	1,034
1997	1,588
1998	872
1999	544
2000	1,171
2001	1,138
2002	1,024
2003	840
2004	937
2005	675
2006	705
2007	1,055
2008	1,032
2009	1,299
2010	751
2011	1,291
2012	1,015
2013	568
2014	656
2015	608
2016	755
2017	918
2018	407
2019	626
2020	497
2021	450
2022	567
2023	536
2024	574
2025	659
2026	450

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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 25	904
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	1