Weather Records on 16 July 1990

955 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1990. Highest significance: Encinal, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1990

On 16 July 1990, 955 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 387 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 912 daily.
Encinal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 198.1 mm (7.8 in) on 16 July 1990.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

955 stations

955 station records on 16 July 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Freer	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sanalona II	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Velmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	308.6 mm (12.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Humble Pump STN 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Venados	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aguila	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville Chase Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	293.4 mm (11.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Acheron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tereza Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Kamennyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

955 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 221, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 166, Heaviest daily rainfall 300.

Records on 16 July 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	221
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	166
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1990 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 30, daily 912.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

740 broken records

Margins by which the 740 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1990

Top 20 records on 16 July 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1990	Encinal, US	monthly rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1990	Carrizo Springs 3S, US	all-time rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1990	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1990	Victoria Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1990	Jourdanton, US	all-time rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1990	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1990	Pahrump 4 NW, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1990	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1990	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1990	Freer, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1990	Floresville, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1990	Lancefield, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1990	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1990	Fowlerton, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1990	Sanalona II, MX	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1990	Doyle 4 SSE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1990	Boerne, US	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1990	Coleman, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1990	Goliad, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1990	Velmo, RU	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	48 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

1798 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1990. 1990 had 955 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 20	683
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1