Weather Records on 14 December 1990

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1990. Highest significance: Guayama 1SW, PR.

Key Facts for 14 December 1990

On 14 December 1990, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 618 daily.
Guayama 1SW set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 14 December 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 14 December 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Memooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schopfheim-Eichen	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth US Grant Br	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tianshui	China	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tianshui	China	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakkloof Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surigao	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dengqen	China	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weinbiet	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart/Echterdingen	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ardurad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doutor Pedrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bruneau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adobe Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 14 December 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 14 December 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1990

Top 20 records on 14 December 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1990	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1990	Myra, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Memooloo, AU	daily rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Nukinenda, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Karlsruhe, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Kalumburu Mission, AU	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Moorcroft 3S, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Schopfheim-Eichen, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Ohringen, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Thermopolis, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Portsmouth US Grant Br, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Cottonwood Weir, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Tianshui, CN	daily high max	22.3 C (72.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Belle Fourche, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Corinne, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Corupa (Hansa), BR	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1990	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	90 years	38 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

1796 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1990. 1990 had 629 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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	428
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1