Weather Records on 19 October 1990

732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1990. Highest significance: Rifle, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1990

On 19 October 1990, 732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 722 daily.
Rifle set a daily record precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 19 October 1990.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

732 stations

732 station records on 19 October 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rifle	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visconde de Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Young River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beechwood 7 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linguere	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mwinilunga	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wanship Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Tres Saltos (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartholomew Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zambezi	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Boa Vista de Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

732 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 360, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 19 October 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	360
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 19 October 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1990

Top 20 records on 19 October 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1990	Rifle, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1990	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Milford, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Amatikulu(Mill), ZA	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Lac Vieux Desert, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Jonacatepec, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Intake, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs), AU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Mt Mansfield, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Hyannis, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Kanosh, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Cape St. Lucia, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Doornkop, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Uloa, ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	44 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

1806 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1990. 1990 had 732 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 50	606
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1