Weather Records on 7 May 1990

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1990. Highest significance: Pine Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 7 May 1990

On 7 May 1990, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
530 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 992 daily.
Pine Creek set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 7 May 1990.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

1,024 stations

1,024 station records on 7 May 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Botlih	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chitedze	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lerma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gunib	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda de Arriba	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bischbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gudermes	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Castillos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chaparaco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Homburg/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urepetiro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mozdok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leon (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puente San Isidro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad Nueva	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aratichanguio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Groznyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oxelosund	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juarez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pericos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paso del Cuarenta I	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plon (See)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 289, Lowest daily maximum 226, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 May 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	289
Lowest daily maximum	226
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 May 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 992.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

861 broken records

Margins by which the 861 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1990

Top 20 records on 7 May 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1990	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 May 1990	Mahackala, RU	monthly rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1990	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1990	Botlih, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Chitedze, MW	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Lerma, MX	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Gunib, RU	monthly rain	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Hacienda de Arriba, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Bischbrunn, DE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Tacambaro, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Gudermes, RU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Rodeo (Dge), MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Los Castillos, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Sulak, RU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Chaparaco, MX	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Port Washington, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Brocken, DE	daily high min	12.3 C (54.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1990	Yurecuaro, MX	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	40 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 1,024 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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Data for records on 1990-05-07: 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 10	800
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3