Weather Records on 17 March 1990

1,916 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1990. Highest significance: Newnan 7 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1990

On 17 March 1990, 1,916 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,509 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 206 monthly and 1,700 daily.
Newnan 7 WNW set a daily record precipitation of 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 17 March 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,916 stations

1,916 station records on 17 March 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winder 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,916 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 684, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 825, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 298, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 17 March 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	684
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	825
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 17 March 1990 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 206, daily 1,700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,702 broken records

Margins by which the 1,702 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1990

Top 20 records on 17 March 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1990	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1990	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1990	Norcross, US	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1990	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1990	Clayton, US	all-time rain	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1990	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1990	Butler, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1990	Brewton 3 SSE, US	daily rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1990	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1990	Niceville, US	daily rain	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1990	Monticello, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1990	Louisville, US	all-time rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1990	Carrollton, US	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1990	Buena Vista, US	all-time rain	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1990	Taylorsville, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1990	Martin Dam, US	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1990	Jonesboro, US	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1990	Elba, US	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1990	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1990	W Pt, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	56 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

1825 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1990. 1990 had 1,916 records.

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

Records on 03-17 in each year
Year	Records
1825	2
1839	1
1845	1
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	4
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	9
1898	14
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	16
1903	10
1904	11
1905	10
1906	15
1907	14
1908	20
1909	20
1910	17
1911	7
1912	7
1913	31
1914	28
1915	22
1916	40
1917	52
1918	26
1919	86
1920	50
1921	96
1922	49
1923	130
1924	78
1925	143
1926	185
1927	369
1928	230
1929	85
1930	306
1931	124
1932	484
1933	198
1934	368
1935	259
1936	601
1937	455
1938	394
1939	583
1940	250
1941	689
1942	783
1943	500
1944	288
1945	1,345
1946	810
1947	332
1948	340
1949	178
1950	1,105
1951	489
1952	527
1953	236
1954	365
1955	385
1956	573
1957	327
1958	535
1959	471
1960	814
1961	679
1962	321
1963	738
1964	241
1965	1,115
1966	970
1967	856
1968	849
1969	651
1970	768
1971	361
1972	1,013
1973	943
1974	837
1975	475
1976	534
1977	479
1978	787
1979	507
1980	658
1981	679
1982	1,315
1983	912
1984	599
1985	662
1986	551
1987	1,362
1988	1,325
1989	1,082
1990	1,916
1991	756
1992	740
1993	1,608
1994	822
1995	989
1996	689
1997	895
1998	972
1999	688
2000	792
2001	1,349
2002	1,210
2003	1,244
2004	1,406
2005	1,475
2006	579
2007	1,470
2008	955
2009	717
2010	584
2011	926
2012	2,715
2013	723
2014	1,039
2015	1,145
2016	545
2017	847
2018	891
2019	738
2020	454
2021	502
2022	452
2023	875
2024	668
2025	722
2026	2,522

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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 50	1,656
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1