Weather Records on 21 December 1990

2,701 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1990. Highest significance: Frankfort 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 21 December 1990

On 21 December 1990, 2,701 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
411 were record highs and 1,739 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 174 were all-time records, 229 monthly and 2,298 daily.
Frankfort 2NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 21 December 1990.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 21 December 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beowawe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tianshui	China	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Lazy H Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Star Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,701 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 992, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 747, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 133, Deepest snow cover 119.

Records on 21 December 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	992
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	747
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	133
Deepest snow cover	119

Records on 21 December 1990 by timescale: all-time 174, monthly 229, daily 2,298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,203 broken records

Margins by which the 2,203 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1990

Top 20 records on 21 December 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1990	Frankfort 2NE, US	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	79 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1990	Black Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1990	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1990	Beowawe, US	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1990	Tres Piedras, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1990	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1990	Medford Intl AP, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1990	Bridgeport, US	all-time low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1990	Oracle 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1990	Golden, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1990	Centennial 1NE, US	all-time low max	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1990	Kuusiku, EE	monthly rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1990	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1990	Austin #2, US	monthly low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1990	Golden, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1990	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1990	Pomeroy, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1990	Tianshui, CN	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14.8 C (26.6 F)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1990	Liepaja, LV	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1990	University Exp STN, US	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2,701 records.

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

Records on 12-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1799	1
1801	2
1808	3
1825	1
1828	1
1839	1
1846	1
1850	1
1855	7
1859	1
1860	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	4
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1900	8
1901	15
1902	5
1903	25
1904	3
1905	15
1906	15
1907	17
1908	19
1909	20
1910	29
1911	36
1912	23
1913	11
1914	107
1915	43
1916	40
1917	18
1918	41
1919	57
1920	30
1921	104
1922	34
1923	323
1924	377
1925	120
1926	178
1927	147
1928	70
1929	156
1930	66
1931	556
1932	150
1933	581
1934	230
1935	398
1936	323
1937	189
1938	145
1939	140
1940	622
1941	651
1942	968
1943	148
1944	762
1945	396
1946	495
1947	700
1948	297
1949	1,281
1950	504
1951	1,061
1952	197
1953	256
1954	444
1955	888
1956	672
1957	846
1958	516
1959	272
1960	585
1961	254
1962	563
1963	1,137
1964	613
1965	247
1966	400
1967	1,923
1968	818
1969	828
1970	547
1971	680
1972	651
1973	1,292
1974	374
1975	548
1976	446
1977	470
1978	517
1979	558
1980	726
1981	1,476
1982	702
1983	3,324
1984	1,012
1985	979
1986	404
1987	775
1988	717
1989	3,203
1990	2,701
1991	1,125
1992	751
1993	967
1994	793
1995	878
1996	1,114
1997	810
1998	1,142
1999	851
2000	944
2001	650
2002	579
2003	1,103
2004	675
2005	606
2006	1,443
2007	946
2008	1,062
2009	1,097
2010	2,039
2011	653
2012	759
2013	1,029
2014	878
2015	1,173
2016	543
2017	459
2018	742
2019	755
2020	965
2021	323
2022	528
2023	1,170
2024	778
2025	1,099

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	2,116
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	4