Weather Records on 12 September 1990

1,001 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 1990. Highest significance: Cleve (Pineside), AU.

Key Facts for 12 September 1990

On 12 September 1990, 1,001 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
649 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 961 daily.
Cleve (Pineside) set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 12 September 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

1,001 stations

1,001 station records on 12 September 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cleve (Pineside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Neill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yeelana (Brooker)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zhaltyr	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arkalyk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hawksdale Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferreira Das Almas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wharminda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow/Amausi	India	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benambra (Evandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broadview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla (Inman Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cangucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katylga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alushta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edom	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waleska	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,001 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 472, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 236.

Records on 12 September 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	472
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 September 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 961.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

724 broken records

Margins by which the 724 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 1990

Top 20 records on 12 September 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 1990	Cleve (Pineside), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1990	Port Neill, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1990	Yeelana (Brooker), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Cowell, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Butler (Anona), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Zhaltyr, KZ	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Yunta (Winnininnie), AU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Arkalyk, KZ	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Laketown, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Hawksdale Shire Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Tumby Bay (Hillview), AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Ferreira Das Almas, BR	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Yankalilla, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Wharminda, AU	monthly rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia), BR	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Lucknow/Amausi, IN	monthly rain	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	La Belle, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1990	Toccoa, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	40 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 1,001 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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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	657
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1