Weather Records on 7 September 1990

900 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1990. Highest significance: Howell Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 7 September 1990

On 7 September 1990, 900 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
581 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 841 daily.
Howell Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 7 September 1990.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

900 stations

900 station records on 7 September 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ashtabula	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwillard Dashields L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Temir	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salina 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neozhidannyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bruceton 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union City Filtration Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putneyville 2 SE Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambupe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

900 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 285, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 296, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 258.

Records on 7 September 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	285
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	296
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 59, daily 841.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

646 broken records

Margins by which the 646 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1990

Top 20 records on 7 September 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1990	Howell Wwtp, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1990	New Castle 1 N, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1990	Millport 4 NE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1990	Jemez Springs, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1990	Dearborn, US	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1990	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1990	Steubenville, US	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1990	Grosse Pointe Farms, US	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1990	Linesville 1 S, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1990	Ashtabula, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1990	Glenwillard Dashields L&D, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1990	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1990	Somerset, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1990	Cold Bay AP, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1990	Hiram, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1990	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1990	Sebewaing, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1990	Temir, KZ	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1990	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1990	Donora 1 SW, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	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

1802 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1990. 1990 had 900 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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Data for records on 1990-09-07: 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	547
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2