Weather Records on 31 December 1990

1,379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1990. Highest significance: Cobar (Taringo Downs), AU.

Key Facts for 31 December 1990

On 31 December 1990, 1,379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
410 were record highs and 517 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,336 daily.
Cobar (Taringo Downs) set a daily record precipitation of 63.6 mm (2.5 in) on 31 December 1990.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,379 stations

1,379 station records on 31 December 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	311.2 mm (12.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Whitesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwillard Dashields L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Angel R. Cabada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	321.1 mm (12.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Cheetham Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	326.6 mm (12.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Florencia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Aleman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gassaway	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salgado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laurelville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lindeman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	399.0 mm (15.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hecate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.6 mm (9.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.6 mm (9.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dix Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alectown (Vanvilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frenchburg 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
West Hickory River	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,379 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 253, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 264, Heaviest daily rainfall 385, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 31 December 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	253
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	264
Heaviest daily rainfall	385
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 31 December 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 41, daily 1,336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,125 broken records

Margins by which the 1,125 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 329.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1990

Top 20 records on 31 December 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1990	Cobar (Taringo Downs), AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1990	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1990	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1990	Carrathool (Uardry), AU	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1990	Tres Zapotes, MX	monthly rain	311.2 mm (12.3 in)	176.1 mm (6.9 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1990	Millport 4 NE, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1990	Whitesburg, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1990	Glenwillard Dashields L&D, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1990	Middlebourne 3 ESE, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1990	Angel R. Cabada, MX	monthly rain	321.1 mm (12.6 in)	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1990	Bowen Cheetham Salt, AU	all-time rain	326.6 mm (12.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1990	Catemaco (Cfe), MX	monthly rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1990	Derry 4 SW, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1990	La Florencia, MX	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1990	Renovo, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1990	Natrona Lock 4, US	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1990	Wandoo, AU	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1990	Spencer, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1990	Kuttabul Post Office, AU	daily rain	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1990	Catemaco, MX	monthly rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	50 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 1,379 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	1,076
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1