Weather Records on 9 July 1990

770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 1990. Highest significance: Ft Morgan, US.

Key Facts for 9 July 1990

On 9 July 1990, 770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
362 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 740 daily.
Ft Morgan set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 9 July 1990.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

770 stations

770 station records on 9 July 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lokenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bes-Oba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Irgiz	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Andalsnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bolotnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eresfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alvundfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charskaya	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oksendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trangmon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gowanda Correctional	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Pilar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sary-Tas	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gidgee Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daroot-Korgon	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Songli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puts	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Kamennyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovskij Zav	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

770 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 258.

Records on 9 July 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 1990 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 21, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 1990

Top 20 records on 9 July 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 1990	Ft Morgan, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1990	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1990	Lokenburg, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1990	Bes-Oba, KZ	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1990	Snug Primary School, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1990	Ust Tzilma, RU	all-time high min	22.1 C (71.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1990	Irgiz, KZ	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1990	Andalsnes, NO	monthly rain	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1990	Hustadvatn, NO	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1990	Verma, NO	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1990	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1990	Dover, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1990	Bolotnoe, RU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1990	Cloudskraal, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1990	Eresfjord, NO	monthly rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1990	Alvundfjord, NO	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1990	El Vado Dam, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1990	Thompson Welcome Ctr, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1990	Charskaya, KZ	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1990	Oksendal, NO	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	49 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

1793 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1990. 1990 had 770 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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Data for records on 1990-07-09: 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	473
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1