Weather Records on 3 March 1990

775 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1990. Highest significance: Rainworth, AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1990

On 3 March 1990, 775 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
450 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 759 daily.
Rainworth set a daily record precipitation of 123.4 mm (4.9 in) on 3 March 1990.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

775 stations

775 station records on 3 March 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wyseby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.8 mm (8.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cardbeign	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Doornpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record snow depth	261.6 cm (103.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baixo Cotia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jimma	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Birraban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mooramin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inyokern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Descalvado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Sarapu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatlestrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agata	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

775 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 265, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 3 March 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	265
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 3 March 1990 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 759.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 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

3 March 1990

Top 20 records on 3 March 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1990	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1990	Wyseby, AU	all-time rain	213.8 mm (8.4 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1990	Blair Athol, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1990	Betanga, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Mae Sariang, TH	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Rietfontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Warrinilla, AU	all-time rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Rewan Station, AU	monthly rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Berlin, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Sand I Ryfylke II, NO	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Woorarra, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Cardbeign, AU	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Biser, RU	daily high min	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Roldal, NO	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Farmington, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Carnarvon Station, AU	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1990	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	87 years	38 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

1804 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1990. 1990 had 775 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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Data for records on 1990-03-03: 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 100	661
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1