Weather Records on 1 March 1990

1,000 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1990. Highest significance: Beales Reservoir, AU.

Key Facts for 1 March 1990

On 1 March 1990, 1,000 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
531 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 976 daily.
Beales Reservoir set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 1 March 1990.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

1,000 stations

1,000 station records on 1 March 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pustunich	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Honolua Fld 49 494	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waiehu Camp 484	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Teocelo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Blanca 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denison (Wandocka State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wailuku 386	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosamorada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waco 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckelsville 400	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,000 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 317, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 1 March 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	317
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 1 March 1990 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 976.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

901 broken records

Margins by which the 901 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1990

Top 20 records on 1 March 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1990	Beales Reservoir, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1990	Auburn, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1990	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1990	Kenai AP, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1990	Talkeetna AP, US	daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	30.3 cm (11.9 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1990	Harrow (Pine Hills), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1990	Pustunich, MX	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1990	Big Wells 2W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1990	Crystal City, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1990	Jindivick North, AU	monthly rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1990	Watervale, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1990	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1990	Kailua 446, US	all-time low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1990	Honolua Fld 49 494, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1990	Waiehu Camp 484, US	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1990	Waihee Vly 482, US	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1990	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1990	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	9.0 C (16.2 F)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1990	Robstown, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1990	Teocelo, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	50 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

1808 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1990. 1990 had 1,000 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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Data for records on 1990-03-01: 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 50	865
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2