Weather Records on 14 October 1990

1,469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1990. Highest significance: Newburyport, US.

Key Facts for 14 October 1990

On 14 October 1990, 1,469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,117 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,431 daily.
Newburyport set a daily record precipitation of 135.6 mm (5.3 in) on 14 October 1990.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,469 stations

1,469 station records on 14 October 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Demjanskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sangary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
West Medway	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woonsocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barre Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lerik	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,469 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 613, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 504, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 14 October 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	613
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	504
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 14 October 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 1,431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,279 broken records

Margins by which the 1,279 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1990

Top 20 records on 14 October 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1990	Newburyport, US	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1990	Storrs, US	monthly rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1990	Milford, US	monthly rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1990	Mohonk Lake, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1990	Tryon, US	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1990	Ware, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1990	Holyoke, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1990	Franklin, US	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1990	York Pond, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1990	Gardner, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1990	Durham, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1990	Demjanskoe, RU	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1990	Searsburg STN, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1990	Hardwick, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1990	Oak Ridge Rsvr, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1990	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1990	Petersham 3 N, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1990	Massabesic Lake, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1990	Jackman, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1990	New Salem, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	7 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 1,469 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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	1,203
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1