Weather Records on 15 April 1990

837 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1990. Highest significance: Burenda, AU.

Key Facts for 15 April 1990

On 15 April 1990, 837 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
456 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 827 daily.
Burenda set a daily record precipitation of 89.0 mm (3.5 in) on 15 April 1990.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

837 stations

837 station records on 15 April 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dedopliskaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zelinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkin College	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Banka Banka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lachin	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Achisaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrocada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khankandy	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gustavus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ndola	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Langvattnet	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

837 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 280, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 15 April 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	280
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 April 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 827.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

681 broken records

Margins by which the 681 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1990

Top 20 records on 15 April 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1990	Burenda, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	100 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1990	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1990	Toliness Station, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Fukaura, JP	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Dedopliskaro, GE	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Carlton Hill, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Terrick Terrick Stud, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Hakodate, JP	all-time rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Axel, NL	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	College Park, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Zelinda, BR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Yadkin College, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Banka Banka, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Laketown, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Dubois, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Lachin, AZ	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Baldwin, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1990	Wells, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	37 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

1801 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1990. 1990 had 837 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

Download the Data

Data for records on 1990-04-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	616
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1