Weather Records on 10 March 1990

1,333 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1990. Highest significance: Reserve, US.

Key Facts for 10 March 1990

On 10 March 1990, 1,333 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
984 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,307 daily.
Reserve set a daily record precipitation of 146.6 mm (5.8 in) on 10 March 1990.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,333 stations

1,333 station records on 10 March 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piper City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,333 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 303, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 681, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 10 March 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	303
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	681
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 10 March 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 1,307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,103 broken records

Margins by which the 1,103 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1990

Top 20 records on 10 March 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1990	Reserve, US	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1990	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1990	Bowie, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1990	Monmouth, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	Geneseo, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	Chenoa, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	Kewanee 1E, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	Moline Quad City Intl AP, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	Geneseo, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	Aledo, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	Piper City, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	Keosauqua, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	Brusque (Pcd), BR	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	Lacon, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	Washington, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	General Wayne A Downing Intl A, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1990	Podor, SN	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	132 years	47 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

1807 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1990. 1990 had 1,333 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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Data for records on 1990-03-10: 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	1,089
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1