Weather Records on 28 December 1990

1,275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1990. Highest significance: Pacific Salt, AU.

Key Facts for 28 December 1990

On 28 December 1990, 1,275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,198 daily.
Pacific Salt set a daily record precipitation of 196.0 mm (7.7 in) on 28 December 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,275 stations

1,275 station records on 28 December 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.8 mm (6.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Badiraguato (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kalapa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guamuchil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	244.0 mm (9.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Creel (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	302.5 mm (11.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.5 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tianshui	China	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balleza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Banksia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.2 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Meinrad	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barnganal Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.4 mm (8.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmeadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.6 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnemahoning	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,275 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 334, Deepest snow cover 148.

Records on 28 December 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	334
Deepest snow cover	148

Records on 28 December 1990 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 71, daily 1,198.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,056 broken records

Margins by which the 1,056 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 219.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1990

Top 20 records on 28 December 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1990	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1990	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	93 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1990	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1990	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1990	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	168.8 mm (6.6 in)	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1990	Badiraguato (Dge), MX	monthly rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1990	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1990	Byfield Childs Road, AU	daily rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1990	Rockhampton Aero, AU	daily rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	143.7 mm (5.7 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1990	Kalapa, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1990	Glenlands, AU	daily rain	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1990	Romney 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1990	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1990	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1990	Guamuchil, MX	all-time rain	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1990	Scottsburg, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1990	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	244.0 mm (9.6 in)	126.9 mm (5.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1990	Yaamba, AU	monthly rain	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1990	Mannersley, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1990	Creel (Cfe), MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	54 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

1793 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1990. 1990 had 1,275 records.

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

Records on 12-28 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1794	2
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1822	2
1824	2
1829	1
1839	3
1842	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1859	2
1864	1
1866	1
1871	2
1872	3
1876	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	2
1882	6
1885	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	6
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	6
1903	14
1904	13
1905	19
1906	14
1907	71
1908	19
1909	19
1910	10
1911	9
1912	43
1913	18
1914	41
1915	37
1916	60
1917	73
1918	24
1919	238
1920	52
1921	139
1922	114
1923	159
1924	478
1925	293
1926	236
1927	426
1928	310
1929	489
1930	96
1931	224
1932	246
1933	322
1934	295
1935	371
1936	681
1937	284
1938	161
1939	237
1940	836
1941	159
1942	660
1943	311
1944	240
1945	463
1946	1,328
1947	248
1948	482
1949	421
1950	340
1951	287
1952	102
1953	233
1954	867
1955	521
1956	674
1957	333
1958	489
1959	850
1960	379
1961	361
1962	480
1963	267
1964	614
1965	344
1966	998
1967	756
1968	1,258
1969	713
1970	468
1971	936
1972	425
1973	535
1974	661
1975	642
1976	504
1977	887
1978	865
1979	787
1980	1,303
1981	773
1982	2,226
1983	2,343
1984	2,118
1985	725
1986	553
1987	1,589
1988	1,575
1989	630
1990	1,275
1991	547
1992	915
1993	1,129
1994	1,128
1995	1,214
1996	1,762
1997	898
1998	812
1999	1,102
2000	1,873
2001	514
2002	846
2003	1,228
2004	912
2005	908
2006	842
2007	1,014
2008	1,435
2009	1,070
2010	1,423
2011	754
2012	514
2013	579
2014	525
2015	2,085
2016	732
2017	1,560
2018	811
2019	712
2020	394
2021	1,439
2022	538
2023	959
2024	810
2025	841

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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	804
50 to 100	154
100 to 150	63
150 to 200	31
200 to 250	4