Weather Records on 19 March 1990

1,593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1990. Highest significance: Vladikavkaz, RU.

Key Facts for 19 March 1990

On 19 March 1990, 1,593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,274 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 161 monthly and 1,430 daily.
Vladikavkaz set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 19 March 1990.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,593 stations

1,593 station records on 19 March 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Ester	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aurland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Americana (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Buena (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Belo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jambeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Capao da Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.5 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lessebo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norrkoping-Sorby	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,593 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 712, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 562, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 19 March 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	712
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	562
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 19 March 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 161, daily 1,430.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,421 broken records

Margins by which the 1,421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1990

Top 20 records on 19 March 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1990	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1990	Vastervik, SE	daily high max	19.2 C (66.6 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Putbus, DE	daily high max	19.5 C (67.1 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Chanchichimila, MX	monthly rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Velikie Luki, RU	monthly high max	18.2 C (64.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	13.4 C (56.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Usina Ester, BR	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high max	19.9 C (67.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Aurland, NO	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Usina Americana (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Williamstown, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Putbus, DE	daily high min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Magdeburg, DE	daily high max	21.8 C (71.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	19.6 C (67.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Cottbus, DE	daily high max	21.8 C (71.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Agua Buena (Smn), MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Barao Geraldo, BR	daily rain	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1990	Schwerin, DE	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	99 years	42 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

1808 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1990. 1990 had 1,593 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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 20	1,361
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1