Weather Records on 22 October 1990

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1990. Highest significance: Sparta, US.

Key Facts for 22 October 1990

On 22 October 1990, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 387 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,021 daily.
Sparta set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 22 October 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 22 October 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Hydro STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leon (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Butner Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alcobaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Cua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Matias-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itaobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshallville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 223, Heaviest daily rainfall 369, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 22 October 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	223
Heaviest daily rainfall	369
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 22 October 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 1,021.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

854 broken records

Margins by which the 854 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1990

Top 20 records on 22 October 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1990	Sparta, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Springfield, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Oxford Hydro STN, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Portland, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Leon (Dge), MX	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Alexandria, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Butner Fltr Plt, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Sparta Wwtp, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	San Felipe (Dge), MX	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Paraiso, MX	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Anderson, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Lockhart, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Sonora, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Alcobaca, BR	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	La Cua, MX	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Reserve, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1990	Ungarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	43 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 1,042 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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Data for records on 1990-10-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	780
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3