Weather Records on 9 October 1990

1,714 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1990. Highest significance: Wooster Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 9 October 1990

On 9 October 1990, 1,714 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
477 were record highs and 476 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,677 daily.
Wooster Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 9 October 1990.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,714 stations

1,714 station records on 9 October 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ejido Reata	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zlatoust	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fig Tree	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kennett Radio Kboa	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sobol Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warkon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Antoine 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto de la Concepcion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,714 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 263, Lowest daily maximum 325, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 712, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 9 October 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	263
Lowest daily maximum	325
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	712
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 9 October 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 1,677.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,420 broken records

Margins by which the 1,420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1990

Top 20 records on 9 October 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1990	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1990	Ejido Reata, MX	all-time rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1990	Little Rock AP Adams Fld, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Santa Rosa, MX	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Ciudad Lerdo (Dge), MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	monthly rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Millington 3 SE, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang), AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Zlatoust, RU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Benton, US	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Sparkman, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Hillsdale, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Cabot, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Crystal Valley, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Willow Tree (Highlands), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1990	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	51 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 1,714 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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	1,250
20 to 40	115
40 to 60	34
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1