Weather Records on 4 December 1990

1,164 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1990. Highest significance: Shawano 2SSW, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1990

On 4 December 1990, 1,164 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,117 daily.
Shawano 2SSW set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 4 December 1990.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,164 stations

1,164 station records on 4 December 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pond Pocono Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fairchild Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waucoma 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chadds Ford 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montello Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balancan de Dominguez (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keimoes (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chepachet	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Claryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendale 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,164 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 529, Heaviest daily snowfall 172, Deepest snow cover 86.

Records on 4 December 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	529
Heaviest daily snowfall	172
Deepest snow cover	86

Records on 4 December 1990 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 44, daily 1,117.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

996 broken records

Margins by which the 996 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1990

Top 20 records on 4 December 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1990	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1990	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1990	Knoxville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1990	Merrill, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1990	Orono, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1990	Newton, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1990	Mohonk Lake, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1990	Pleasant Mt 1 W, US	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1990	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1990	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	monthly rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1990	Galeton, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1990	Sparta, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1990	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1990	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1990	Long Pond Pocono Lake, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1990	Appleton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1990	Fairchild Rs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1990	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1990	Galena, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1990	Arcade, US	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	94 years	55 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

1796 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1990. 1990 had 1,164 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	862
50 to 100	71
100 to 150	34
150 to 200	21
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1