Weather Records on 2 March 1990

826 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1990. Highest significance: Kukuihaele Hic 199, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 1990

On 2 March 1990, 826 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
520 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 807 daily.
Kukuihaele Hic 199 set a daily record precipitation of 163.8 mm (6.4 in) on 2 March 1990.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

826 stations

826 station records on 2 March 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	332.2 mm (13.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Upolu Point Uscg 159.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pijijiapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Honolua Fld 49 494	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Possession Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caldervale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record snow depth	264.2 cm (104.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ackerman	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Motul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmac Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Centro 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

826 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 268, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 2 March 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	268
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 2 March 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 807.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

735 broken records

Margins by which the 735 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1990

Top 20 records on 2 March 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1990	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1990	Tres Brazos, MX	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1990	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Paakea 350, US	daily rain	332.2 mm (13.1 in)	244.1 mm (9.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Upolu Point Uscg 159.2, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	McGrath AP, US	all-time snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Lowan Hills, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Pijijiapan, MX	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Middle Dam, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Amby, AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Ivanhoe Downs, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Angellala Downs Homestead, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Mungallala, AU	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Victoria Downs, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	daily high min	1.3 C (34.3 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Tobolsk, RU	daily high min	0.7 C (33.3 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Paia 406, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Honolua Fld 49 494, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1990	Two Harbors, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	40 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

1802 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1990. 1990 had 826 records.

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

Records on 03-02 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1836	1
1845	1
1846	2
1848	1
1852	1
1854	1
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1866	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	1
1893	11
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	4
1900	12
1901	5
1902	7
1903	5
1904	10
1905	7
1906	22
1907	4
1908	16
1909	19
1910	11
1911	13
1912	57
1913	32
1914	36
1915	20
1916	65
1917	37
1918	22
1919	23
1920	85
1921	241
1922	73
1923	219
1924	50
1925	220
1926	85
1927	152
1928	75
1929	191
1930	133
1931	250
1932	371
1933	89
1934	364
1935	198
1936	441
1937	162
1938	415
1939	222
1940	522
1941	507
1942	261
1943	912
1944	249
1945	494
1946	290
1947	878
1948	744
1949	196
1950	441
1951	801
1952	794
1953	731
1954	491
1955	647
1956	510
1957	282
1958	247
1959	310
1960	1,650
1961	768
1962	1,155
1963	518
1964	679
1965	687
1966	583
1967	644
1968	629
1969	417
1970	887
1971	1,033
1972	1,713
1973	522
1974	1,474
1975	399
1976	1,903
1977	384
1978	1,272
1979	728
1980	2,905
1981	534
1982	924
1983	1,518
1984	566
1985	733
1986	1,075
1987	1,370
1988	833
1989	1,395
1990	826
1991	1,512
1992	1,852
1993	906
1994	1,540
1995	1,382
1996	541
1997	2,594
1998	687
1999	1,176
2000	1,093
2001	1,373
2002	1,466
2003	709
2004	1,064
2005	966
2006	1,017
2007	1,726
2008	889
2009	1,498
2010	859
2011	664
2012	933
2013	795
2014	1,545
2015	933
2016	652
2017	565
2018	816
2019	901
2020	538
2021	529
2022	1,017
2023	1,094
2024	886
2025	708
2026	1,163

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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 100	730
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1