Weather Records on 10 January 1990

1,785 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1990. Highest significance: Arltunga, AU.

Key Facts for 10 January 1990

On 10 January 1990, 1,785 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,298 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,708 daily.
Arltunga set a daily record precipitation of 61.6 mm (2.4 in) on 10 January 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,785 stations

1,785 station records on 10 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Santa Maria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warramboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guaira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Erudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Vale (Manly Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe Usila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mata de Limones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mosteiro Itaporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pompeia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duartina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juquia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umberumberka Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Acungui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.7 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adamantina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Capela Do Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,785 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 852, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 446, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 395, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 10 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	852
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	446
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	395
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 10 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 77, daily 1,708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,521 broken records

Margins by which the 1,521 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1990

Top 20 records on 10 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1990	Arltunga, AU	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1990	Startup 1 E, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Usina Santa Maria, BR	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Haina 214, US	monthly rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Warramboo, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Guaira, BR	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Otatitlan, MX	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Erudina, AU	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Ruhnu, LV	monthly rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Palmer 3 ESE, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Quata, BR	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Manly Vale (Manly Dam), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Loa, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	San Felipe Usila, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Mata de Limones, MX	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Cambrai (Kongolia), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Catemaco, MX	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1990	Mosteiro Itaporanga, BR	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	43 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

1799 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1990. 1990 had 1,785 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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	1,507
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1