Weather Records on 23 April 1990

1,077 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1990. Highest significance: Frogmore, AU.

Key Facts for 23 April 1990

On 23 April 1990, 1,077 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
719 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 1,003 daily.
Frogmore set an all-time record daily precipitation of 193.0 mm (7.6 in) on 23 April 1990.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,077 stations

1,077 station records on 23 April 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cacaloapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart/Echterdingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mandera	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cirik-Rabat	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Schnarrenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,077 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 322, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 397, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 April 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	322
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	397
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 April 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 72, daily 1,003.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

882 broken records

Margins by which the 882 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1990

Top 20 records on 23 April 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1990	Frogmore, AU	all-time rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	59 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 April 1990	Rochester Intl AP, US	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1990	Warrumbungle (Cheddington), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	93 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1990	Nairne, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1990	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	all-time rain	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1990	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1990	Eugowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1990	Elgin 2SSW, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1990	Mariupol', UA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1990	Cacaloapan, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1990	Korsakov, RU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1990	Asahikawa, JP	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1990	Wahpeton 3 N, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1990	Napoleon, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1990	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1990	Ashley, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1990	Grafton, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1990	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1990	Stuttgart/Echterdingen, DE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1990	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	89 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

1800 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1990. 1990 had 1,077 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	853
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1