Weather Records on 18 March 1990

1,478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1990. Highest significance: Cartersville, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 1990

On 18 March 1990, 1,478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,265 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 1,380 daily.
Cartersville set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 18 March 1990.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,478 stations

1,478 station records on 18 March 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bremo Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandane	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hitra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakkloof Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lommaryd	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville 6SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malilla	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,478 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 770, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 495, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 18 March 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	770
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	495
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 18 March 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 96, daily 1,380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,325 broken records

Margins by which the 1,325 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1990

Top 20 records on 18 March 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1990	Cartersville, US	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Skara 1, SE	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Vastervik, SE	daily high max	19.9 C (67.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	7.9 C (46.2 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	130 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high max	17.9 C (64.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	17.4 C (63.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	23.4 C (74.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high max	14.8 C (58.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	133 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Chemnitz, DE	daily high max	19.8 C (67.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Plauen, DE	daily high max	19.8 C (67.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Vestervig, DK	monthly high min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Putbus, DE	daily high max	17.1 C (62.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	15.8 C (60.4 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Wellsboro 4 SW, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Orebro, SE	daily high max	15.7 C (60.3 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1990	Bremo Bluff, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	41 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

1806 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1990. 1990 had 1,478 records.

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

Records on 03-18 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1807	1
1808	1
1810	1
1814	1
1831	1
1836	1
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1850	5
1853	2
1859	1
1863	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	3
1876	1
1881	1
1882	3
1884	3
1885	1
1887	1
1888	4
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	10
1897	14
1898	5
1899	8
1900	14
1901	2
1902	9
1903	22
1904	9
1905	19
1906	13
1907	11
1908	8
1909	9
1910	12
1911	17
1912	16
1913	24
1914	32
1915	30
1916	73
1917	45
1918	32
1919	25
1920	39
1921	66
1922	39
1923	262
1924	96
1925	145
1926	251
1927	376
1928	301
1929	106
1930	261
1931	167
1932	212
1933	244
1934	375
1935	87
1936	699
1937	296
1938	304
1939	750
1940	444
1941	954
1942	382
1943	603
1944	321
1945	751
1946	492
1947	328
1948	296
1949	292
1950	1,042
1951	582
1952	474
1953	218
1954	355
1955	469
1956	363
1957	374
1958	347
1959	392
1960	585
1961	579
1962	284
1963	665
1964	348
1965	1,584
1966	540
1967	1,396
1968	915
1969	601
1970	533
1971	405
1972	1,028
1973	716
1974	694
1975	614
1976	538
1977	684
1978	1,003
1979	894
1980	588
1981	570
1982	1,284
1983	1,225
1984	446
1985	731
1986	626
1987	933
1988	1,001
1989	1,147
1990	1,478
1991	706
1992	789
1993	1,683
1994	960
1995	833
1996	518
1997	1,024
1998	1,144
1999	1,051
2000	524
2001	841
2002	1,562
2003	1,425
2004	1,232
2005	1,178
2006	551
2007	1,330
2008	1,066
2009	776
2010	678
2011	993
2012	3,348
2013	783
2014	701
2015	943
2016	675
2017	1,183
2018	921
2019	666
2020	672
2021	562
2022	476
2023	890
2024	843
2025	728
2026	2,870

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Data for records on 1990-03-18: 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 20	1,297
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2