Weather Records on 28 April 1990

1,608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1990. Highest significance: Spokane Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1990

On 28 April 1990, 1,608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
822 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 184 monthly and 1,420 daily.
Spokane Intl AP set a daily record snowfall of 8.9 cm (3.5 in) on 28 April 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,608 stations

1,608 station records on 28 April 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Colgate	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tkvarcheli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Frolovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alsea Fh (Fall Creek)	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Froyset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lata	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dorena	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bakuriani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cologne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,608 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 505, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 317, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 443, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 28 April 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	505
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	317
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	443
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 28 April 1990 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 184, daily 1,420.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,276 broken records

Margins by which the 1,276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1990

Top 20 records on 28 April 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1990	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	96 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1990	Hampton, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1990	Larimore 4SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	95 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1990	Colgate, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1990	Miller, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1990	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1990	Cooperstown, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1990	Austin 3 S, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1990	Moran 5WNW, US	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1990	Goedgevonden, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1990	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1990	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1990	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1990	Blunt, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1990	Grand Forks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1990	Tkvarcheli, GE	daily rain	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1990	Frolovo, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1990	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1990	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1990	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	51 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 1,608 records.

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

Records on 04-28 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1803	1
1814	2
1817	4
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1853	1
1857	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	5
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	19
1908	24
1909	43
1910	12
1911	29
1912	13
1913	69
1914	28
1915	46
1916	15
1917	41
1918	18
1919	63
1920	51
1921	89
1922	87
1923	126
1924	70
1925	114
1926	265
1927	132
1928	713
1929	136
1930	105
1931	291
1932	247
1933	327
1934	530
1935	430
1936	143
1937	698
1938	444
1939	356
1940	348
1941	268
1942	665
1943	442
1944	245
1945	371
1946	418
1947	547
1948	545
1949	580
1950	661
1951	617
1952	894
1953	482
1954	900
1955	583
1956	812
1957	614
1958	535
1959	647
1960	582
1961	222
1962	603
1963	568
1964	394
1965	707
1966	800
1967	947
1968	536
1969	432
1970	1,977
1971	570
1972	523
1973	915
1974	777
1975	795
1976	822
1977	533
1978	496
1979	783
1980	644
1981	967
1982	710
1983	1,156
1984	1,357
1985	959
1986	1,029
1987	1,822
1988	967
1989	1,089
1990	1,608
1991	913
1992	2,252
1993	1,191
1994	1,906
1995	726
1996	967
1997	1,784
1998	942
1999	632
2000	1,113
2001	1,015
2002	1,287
2003	958
2004	887
2005	1,056
2006	782
2007	1,340
2008	1,407
2009	979
2010	905
2011	1,161
2012	1,135
2013	721
2014	704
2015	468
2016	783
2017	829
2018	384
2019	662
2020	535
2021	482
2022	532
2023	834
2024	594
2025	650
2026	521

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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 50	1,207
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1