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Weather Records on 12 March 1890

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1890. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 12 March 1890

  • On 12 March 1890, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 12 March 1890.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1810 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 12 March 1890 5 station records on 12 March 1890 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 12 March 1890 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 March 1890: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.5 mm (1.9 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.1 C (35.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.6 C (70.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 12 March 1890 by type Records set or tied on 12 March 1890 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 0123Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 March 1890 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 12 March 1890 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 March 1890 by timescale Records on 12 March 1890 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 March 1890 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5.
Records on 12 March 1890 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 March 1890 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.8. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 5: 45 to 10: 010 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 March 1890
MarginRecords
0 to 54
5 to 100
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1890
Top 5 records on 12 March 1890 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 March 1890Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain47.5 mm (1.9 in)33.8 mm (1.3 in)17 years29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1890Armagh, GBdaily high min9.7 C (49.5 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)40 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1890Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1890Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily high min2.1 C (35.8 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1890Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min21.6 C (70.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)

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

1810 to 1890
Records on 03-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1890. 1890 had 5 records. 01,0002,0003,0001810: 21822: 21845: 21847: 21849: 11854: 11855: 11857: 11859: 11860: 21861: 11862: 11867: 11878: 11879: 11881: 21882: 11883: 31884: 31885: 11886: 61887: 11888: 41890: 51891: 51892: 11893: 11894: 21895: 31896: 21897: 41899: 21900: 41901: 31902: 141903: 81904: 71905: 121906: 341907: 91908: 111909: 261910: 231911: 151912: 71913: 191914: 891915: 171916: 271917: 541918: 961919: 501920: 421921: 591922: 291923: 1651924: 1681925: 1271926: 1281927: 3991928: 2041929: 3241930: 2101931: 1591932: 5891933: 2901934: 6391935: 3301936: 3991937: 1891938: 2931939: 5251940: 5881941: 2151942: 2391943: 1941944: 4481945: 2411946: 5321947: 7271948: 1,5101949: 5441950: 8411951: 4751952: 4331953: 2981954: 6031955: 6131956: 1,1591957: 3711958: 6111959: 5131960: 8911961: 4321962: 8461963: 6691964: 2851965: 4221966: 3841967: 1,1351968: 9311969: 1,2541970: 3911971: 4811972: 1,2151973: 8901974: 7841975: 5401976: 6571977: 1,8341978: 5541979: 6061980: 6011981: 1,1121982: 8601983: 1,0571984: 1,2351985: 8861986: 6581987: 7281988: 9181989: 1,4021990: 2,9051991: 6071992: 1,4231993: 9311994: 6191995: 1,0671996: 1,0301997: 9901998: 2,4831999: 6362000: 7152001: 1,3922002: 9352003: 7032004: 6492005: 1,0202006: 2,1212007: 1,6522008: 6842009: 1,1482010: 7912011: 4942012: 9812013: 8742014: 6452015: 7932016: 8092017: 7022018: 6082019: 8612020: 7622021: 6592022: 1,1412023: 8772024: 5272025: 6151810188219001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1890. 1890 had 5 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-12 in each year
YearRecords
18102
18222
18452
18472
18491
18541
18551
18571
18591
18602
18611
18621
18671
18781
18791
18812
18821
18833
18843
18851
18866
18871
18884
18905
18915
18921
18931
18942
18953
18962
18974
18992
19004
19013
190214
19038
19047
190512
190634
19079
190811
190926
191023
191115
19127
191319
191489
191517
191627
191754
191896
191950
192042
192159
192229
1923165
1924168
1925127
1926128
1927399
1928204
1929324
1930210
1931159
1932589
1933290
1934639
1935330
1936399
1937189
1938293
1939525
1940588
1941215
1942239
1943194
1944448
1945241
1946532
1947727
19481,510
1949544
1950841
1951475
1952433
1953298
1954603
1955613
19561,159
1957371
1958611
1959513
1960891
1961432
1962846
1963669
1964285
1965422
1966384
19671,135
1968931
19691,254
1970391
1971481
19721,215
1973890
1974784
1975540
1976657
19771,834
1978554
1979606
1980601
19811,112
1982860
19831,057
19841,235
1985886
1986658
1987728
1988918
19891,402
19902,905
1991607
19921,423
1993931
1994619
19951,067
19961,030
1997990
19982,483
1999636
2000715
20011,392
2002935
2003703
2004649
20051,020
20062,121
20071,652
2008684
20091,148
2010791
2011494
2012981
2013874
2014645
2015793
2016809
2017702
2018608
2019861
2020762
2021659
20221,141
2023877
2024527
2025615

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).