Weather Records on 21 July 1990

914 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1990. Highest significance: Normanville, AU.

Key Facts for 21 July 1990

On 21 July 1990, 914 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 292 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 883 daily.
Normanville set a daily record precipitation of 51.2 mm (2.0 in) on 21 July 1990.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

914 stations

914 station records on 21 July 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
White Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hemse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moulyinning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kroksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milyunup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stonington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Culicup Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Teresa Dale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sattra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooksburg River	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Polotsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falcondale - Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cranham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warnow	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lannas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

914 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 216, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 404.

Records on 21 July 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	216
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	404
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1990 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 883.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

769 broken records

Margins by which the 769 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1990

Top 20 records on 21 July 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1990	Normanville, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1990	Hollis 5E, US	monthly rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1990	Benalla, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1990	Enisejsk, RU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Utica, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	White Gums, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Aldervale, AU	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Hemse, SE	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Hays 1 S, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Hugoton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Amelup, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Wrangell AP, US	all-time high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Jam Vale, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Moulyinning, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Midland, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Kirup, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1990	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	71 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

1794 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 914 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

Download the Data

Data for records on 1990-07-21: 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	619
10 to 20	85
20 to 30	40
30 to 40	19
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1