Weather Records on 15 November 1990

868 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1990. Highest significance: Cangucu, BR.

Key Facts for 15 November 1990

On 15 November 1990, 868 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
685 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 856 daily.
Cangucu set a daily record precipitation of 84.9 mm (3.3 in) on 15 November 1990.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

868 stations

868 station records on 15 November 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cangucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mata de Limones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brindisi	Italy	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angel R. Cabada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Francistown	Botswana	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malpaso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahnomen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yulin	China	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

868 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 464, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 15 November 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	464
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 15 November 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 856.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

682 broken records

Margins by which the 682 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1990

Top 20 records on 15 November 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1990	Cangucu, BR	daily rain	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Dimbokro, CI	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Catemaco, MX	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Mata de Limones, MX	monthly rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Cuatotolapan, MX	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Ndumu, ZA	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Petersburg 1, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Boulder, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Azueta, MX	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Minatitlan, MX	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Lemon Cove, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	N Stratford, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	West Bend, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Brindisi, IT	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Catemaco (Cfe), MX	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Skegness, GB	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1990	Lowestoft, GB	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	79 years	35 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

1794 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 868 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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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 100	674
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2