Weather Records on 5 March 1990

836 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1990. Highest significance: Tiruchchirapalli, IN.

Key Facts for 5 March 1990

On 5 March 1990, 836 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
465 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 819 daily.
Tiruchchirapalli set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 5 March 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

836 stations

836 station records on 5 March 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	258.8 mm (10.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Snowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record snow depth	170.2 cm (67.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdoornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp (Dam)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mandera	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pony	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Tlahuapan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.9 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mangum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record snow depth	246.4 cm (97.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kruisrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

836 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 312, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 5 March 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	312
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 5 March 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 819.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

711 broken records

Margins by which the 711 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1990

Top 20 records on 5 March 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1990	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	83 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 March 1990	Maristova, NO	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1990	Mornington Island, AU	daily rain	258.8 mm (10.2 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1990	Snowville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Custer, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	McGrath AP, US	daily snow depth	170.2 cm (67.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Ibapah, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Grootdoornrivier, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Calitzdorp (Dam), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Hamer 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Partoun, US	monthly snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Soldier Summit, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Tongio (Brooklands), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Lucknow Station, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Mandera, KE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Sheffield, GB	daily high min	7.7 C (45.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	98 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

1794 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 836 records.

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

Records on 03-05 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1801	1
1810	1
1821	2
1845	3
1846	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	5
1861	1
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	4
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1880	5
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	3
1890	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	2
1901	11
1902	15
1903	16
1904	3
1905	6
1906	15
1907	17
1908	12
1909	19
1910	34
1911	14
1912	31
1913	47
1914	27
1915	32
1916	14
1917	79
1918	82
1919	226
1920	102
1921	184
1922	42
1923	65
1924	159
1925	198
1926	240
1927	182
1928	68
1929	247
1930	118
1931	268
1932	320
1933	352
1934	347
1935	503
1936	125
1937	417
1938	350
1939	628
1940	150
1941	245
1942	287
1943	692
1944	485
1945	743
1946	706
1947	428
1948	946
1949	378
1950	534
1951	644
1952	347
1953	184
1954	468
1955	1,402
1956	658
1957	479
1958	365
1959	749
1960	2,228
1961	834
1962	491
1963	630
1964	852
1965	715
1966	539
1967	343
1968	1,029
1969	338
1970	317
1971	888
1972	810
1973	378
1974	912
1975	429
1976	1,479
1977	812
1978	1,689
1979	889
1980	418
1981	665
1982	525
1983	2,283
1984	648
1985	637
1986	754
1987	1,928
1988	623
1989	1,673
1990	836
1991	1,246
1992	1,488
1993	813
1994	796
1995	1,489
1996	856
1997	1,026
1998	1,016
1999	644
2000	1,127
2001	755
2002	1,373
2003	1,061
2004	1,558
2005	1,129
2006	624
2007	728
2008	913
2009	1,159
2010	729
2011	696
2012	575
2013	694
2014	1,006
2015	1,551
2016	875
2017	847
2018	652
2019	1,809
2020	1,274
2021	373
2022	635
2023	717
2024	979
2025	1,071
2026	992

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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	704
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1