Weather Records on 28 June 1990

1,006 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 June 1990. Highest significance: Swellendam (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 June 1990

On 28 June 1990, 1,006 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
528 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 934 daily.
Swellendam (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 28 June 1990.
Across 158 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,006 stations

1,006 station records on 28 June 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 June 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boontjieskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrov Gaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wudu	China	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lanchkhuti	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asce Uzjak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helvecia (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cernyj Jar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Langebaan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vondelingsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Distillery Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Fuerte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,006 records

Records set or tied on 28 June 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 263, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 265, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 339.

Records on 28 June 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	263
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	265
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 June 1990 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 54, daily 934.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

762 broken records

Margins by which the 762 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 June 1990

Top 20 records on 28 June 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1990	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1990	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1990	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	111 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Chernjaevo, RU	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Swellendam (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	El-Ton, RU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Groenkloof, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Boontjieskraal, ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Durbanville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Glendive, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Aleksandrov Gaj, RU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Wudu, CN	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Samtredia, GE	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1990	Puente Colgante, MX	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 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

1815 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1990. 1990 had 1,006 records.

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

Records on 06-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1823	1
1824	1
1827	1
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1841	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1867	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	4
1893	5
1895	1
1896	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	19
1902	8
1903	2
1904	12
1905	19
1906	24
1907	12
1908	10
1909	26
1910	51
1911	30
1912	21
1913	57
1914	50
1915	64
1916	99
1917	20
1918	46
1919	69
1920	146
1921	68
1922	45
1923	222
1924	105
1925	168
1926	335
1927	256
1928	176
1929	146
1930	195
1931	843
1932	218
1933	475
1934	594
1935	332
1936	556
1937	378
1938	591
1939	333
1940	256
1941	454
1942	570
1943	422
1944	386
1945	489
1946	401
1947	818
1948	435
1949	316
1950	340
1951	420
1952	685
1953	293
1954	427
1955	369
1956	582
1957	636
1958	749
1959	647
1960	290
1961	405
1962	333
1963	672
1964	328
1965	363
1966	394
1967	398
1968	1,286
1969	961
1970	897
1971	629
1972	503
1973	696
1974	953
1975	611
1976	661
1977	397
1978	797
1979	542
1980	1,754
1981	870
1982	737
1983	1,336
1984	448
1985	1,223
1986	657
1987	615
1988	1,224
1989	736
1990	1,006
1991	1,389
1992	1,306
1993	753
1994	1,209
1995	959
1996	1,094
1997	860
1998	1,271
1999	1,348
2000	1,297
2001	712
2002	1,020
2003	748
2004	965
2005	995
2006	1,051
2007	1,086
2008	554
2009	839
2010	1,186
2011	1,051
2012	1,204
2013	934
2014	695
2015	1,257
2016	424
2017	595
2018	711
2019	685
2020	915
2021	1,472
2022	853
2023	619
2024	694
2025	454
2026	1,942

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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 10	667
10 to 20	65
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1