Weather Records on 11 May 1990

935 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1990. Highest significance: Hammonton 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 1990

On 11 May 1990, 935 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 905 daily.
Hammonton 1 NE set a daily record precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 11 May 1990.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

935 stations

935 station records on 11 May 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barron Upper 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Horda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chadds Ford 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bollebygd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oost Vlieland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shiptons Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skillingaryd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Chantebled	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Andradina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lussanvira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente Venceslau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gartz/Oder	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haggarda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pond Pocono Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gouda	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio da Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strausstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tamaqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dracena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juarez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

935 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 476, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 11 May 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	476
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 11 May 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 905.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

780 broken records

Margins by which the 780 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1990

Top 20 records on 11 May 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1990	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1990	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Barron Upper 1, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Horda, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Shawano 2SSW, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Chadds Ford 2 NE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Evelyn State Forest, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Bollebygd, SE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Georgetown 5 SW, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Antigo, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Oost Vlieland, NL	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Shiptons Flat, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1990	Jubilee Pocket, AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	44 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

1814 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1990. 1990 had 935 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 1990-05-11: 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 50	762
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1