Weather Records on 28 May 1990

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1990. Highest significance: Newark, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1990

On 28 May 1990, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 976 daily.
Newark set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 28 May 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,024 stations

1,024 station records on 28 May 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Orange Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Madera	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tracy Carbona	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clearlake 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Altadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Covina City Yard Fc387B	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Repentance Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kirovohrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnohrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fiddletown Dexter Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harry L Englebright Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wedgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier City Yard Fc106C	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corndale (Willow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Groveland Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 551, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 May 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	551
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 May 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 47, daily 976.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

876 broken records

Margins by which the 876 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1990

Top 20 records on 28 May 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1990	Newark, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 May 1990	Goldfield, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1990	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1990	Orange Cove, US	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1990	Madera, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1990	Stockton Fire STN 4, US	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1990	Mina, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1990	Calistoga, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1990	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1990	Represa, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1990	Tracy Carbona, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1990	East Park Rsvr, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1990	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1990	New Harmony, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1990	Beaumont #2, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1990	Clearlake 4 SE, US	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1990	Waterdale, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1990	Nukinenda, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1990	Altadena, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1990	Ash Mtn, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	19 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

1794 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 1,024 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

Download the Data

Data for records on 1990-05-28: 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	760
20 to 40	83
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1