Weather Records on 12 November 1990

971 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1990. Highest significance: Morrisville 6 SW, US.

Key Facts for 12 November 1990

On 12 November 1990, 971 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
645 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 945 daily.
Morrisville 6 SW set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 12 November 1990.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

971 stations

971 station records on 12 November 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Metehara	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apuka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
John Day	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Burke	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

971 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 479, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 12 November 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	479
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 12 November 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 945.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

761 broken records

Margins by which the 761 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1990

Top 20 records on 12 November 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1990	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1990	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1990	Metehara, ET	all-time rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1990	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1990	Auburn, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1990	Virginia City, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1990	Newport, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1990	Chita, RU	daily high max	8.2 C (46.8 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1990	Lodi, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1990	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1990	N Creek 5 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1990	Bethel AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1990	Anaconda, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1990	Ellenburg Depot, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1990	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1990	P-Ranch South Place, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1990	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1990	Heppner, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1990	Pomeroy, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1990	University Exp STN, US	daily low min	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	80 years	39 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

1802 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1990. 1990 had 971 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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	716
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	4