Weather Records on 1 December 1990

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1990. Highest significance: Oestersund-Froesoen, SE.

Key Facts for 1 December 1990

On 1 December 1990, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 451 daily.
Oestersund-Froesoen set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 1 December 1990.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

514 stations

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

Weather records on 1 December 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Florencia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yamagata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itapebi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lerma	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yokosuka	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Potosi (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mito	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Surigao	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chuxiong	China	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maebashi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kofu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akita	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Shevchenko	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morioka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kameeldrift-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sendai	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yokohama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 1 December 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 1 December 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 63, daily 451.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1990

Top 20 records on 1 December 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1990	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1990	Matias Romero (Smn), MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1990	Susendal, NO	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	La Florencia, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Yamagata, JP	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Bastanka, UA	monthly rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Eureka, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Muroran, JP	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Pogranichnyj, RU	monthly rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Hakodate, JP	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Juneau AP, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Itapebi, BR	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Lerma, MX	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Kodiak AP, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Kenai AP, US	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Choshi, JP	monthly high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1990	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	36 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

1797 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1990. 1990 had 514 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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	408
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2