Weather Records on 11 October 1990

1,617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1990. Highest significance: Camden 3 W, US.

Key Facts for 11 October 1990

On 11 October 1990, 1,617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
353 were record highs and 612 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 1,540 daily.
Camden 3 W set an all-time record daily precipitation of 244.3 mm (9.6 in) on 11 October 1990.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,617 stations

1,617 station records on 11 October 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	250.2 mm (9.9 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	236.7 mm (9.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wedgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Westmere (Montreux)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrs Creek 6 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,617 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 267, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 345, Heaviest daily rainfall 584, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 11 October 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	267
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	345
Heaviest daily rainfall	584
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 11 October 1990 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 65, daily 1,540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,381 broken records

Margins by which the 1,381 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1990

Top 20 records on 11 October 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1990	Camden 3 W, US	all-time rain	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	137 years	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 October 1990	Kershaw 1SW, US	all-time rain	250.2 mm (9.9 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	74 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 October 1990	Effingham, US	monthly rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	68 years	79 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Buchanan, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Lexington, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Salisbury, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Kingstree, US	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Albemarle, US	all-time rain	236.7 mm (9.3 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Lexington, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Bedford, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	88 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	91 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Colac (Shire Office), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Wedgefield, US	all-time rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Birregurra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1990	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 1,617 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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	1,135
20 to 40	122
40 to 60	54
60 to 80	35
80 to 100	19
100 to 120	12
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1