Weather Records on 20 March 1990

1,496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1990. Highest significance: Coen Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 March 1990

On 20 March 1990, 1,496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,116 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,435 daily.
Coen Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 321.0 mm (12.6 in) on 20 March 1990.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,496 stations

1,496 station records on 20 March 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	321.0 mm (12.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Coen Airport Evap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	282.0 mm (11.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gramadinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Subauma	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	210.4 mm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bananal (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pariquera-Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penza	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterbury 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	314.0 mm (12.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mojave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	264.4 mm (10.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vjazma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,496 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 500, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 616, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 20 March 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	500
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	616
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 20 March 1990 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 58, daily 1,435.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,288 broken records

Margins by which the 1,288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 276.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1990

Top 20 records on 20 March 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1990	Coen Post Office, AU	monthly rain	321.0 mm (12.6 in)	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	34 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1990	Coen Airport Evap, AU	all-time rain	282.0 mm (11.1 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	9 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1990	Newport, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Yungaburra, AU	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Cherry Valley 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Gramadinho, BR	all-time rain	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Montpelier AP, US	daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	27.6 cm (10.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Malanda Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Subauma, BR	daily rain	210.4 mm (8.3 in)	156.3 mm (6.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Kursk, RU	daily high max	17.7 C (63.9 F)	9.7 C (17.5 F)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Poretskoye, RU	daily high max	11.3 C (52.3 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily high max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Zwartrandjes, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Cherry Valley 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Newcomb, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Montpelier AP, US	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Newport, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Bananal (Pcd), BR	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1990	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily high max	11.5 C (52.7 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	80 years	43 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 1,496 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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Data for records on 1990-03-20: 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	1,242
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1