Weather Records on 4 May 1990

1,461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1990. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 4 May 1990

On 4 May 1990, 1,461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
857 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,421 daily.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 91.7 mm (3.6 in) on 4 May 1990.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

1,461 stations

1,461 station records on 4 May 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Olive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tapachula (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mary College	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zimovniki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,461 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 435, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 422, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 406, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 4 May 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	435
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	422
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	406
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 4 May 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 1,421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,234 broken records

Margins by which the 1,234 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

4 May 1990

Top 20 records on 4 May 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1990	Franklin, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	115 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1990	Iowa City, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1990	San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan, MX	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Pecos Nm, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Las Minas (Cfe), MX	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Ordway 4 W, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Kewanee 1E, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Slidell, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Mount Olive, AU	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Jalacingo, MX	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	S Haven, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Armagh, GB	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	129 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Steffenville, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Asheville, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Tapachula (Dge), MX	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Wheaton 3 SE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1990	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	83 years	45 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 1,461 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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Data for records on 1990-05-04: 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 20	1,154
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	7
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1