Weather Records on 25 March 1990

1,204 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1990. Highest significance: Woodhouse, AU.

Key Facts for 25 March 1990

On 25 March 1990, 1,204 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
497 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,172 daily.
Woodhouse set a daily record precipitation of 212.3 mm (8.4 in) on 25 March 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,204 stations

1,204 station records on 25 March 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	324.0 mm (12.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sapphire Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.2 mm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	261.0 mm (10.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	316.5 mm (12.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	271.0 mm (10.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hecate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	249.6 mm (9.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	330.8 mm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sobraji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.2 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caiua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millaroo Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.4 mm (8.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orskog	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ogmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carmila Beach Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eungella National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	290.0 mm (11.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tabuleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fletcher Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bygana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,204 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 271, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 226, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 25 March 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	271
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	226
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 25 March 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 1,172.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,044 broken records

Margins by which the 1,044 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1990

Top 20 records on 25 March 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1990	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1990	Clare, AU	monthly rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1990	Mt Douglas, AU	daily rain	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1990	Bulliwallah, AU	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	111.1 mm (4.4 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1990	Finch Hatton Cook St, AU	daily rain	324.0 mm (12.8 in)	199.5 mm (7.9 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1990	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1990	Verma, NO	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1990	Sapphire Post Office, AU	monthly rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1990	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	177.2 mm (7.0 in)	135.3 mm (5.3 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1990	Bundabaroo, AU	daily rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1990	Strathmore, AU	daily rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1990	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1990	Karmoo, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1990	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1990	Shirbourne Park, AU	daily rain	261.0 mm (10.3 in)	183.8 mm (7.2 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1990	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1990	Greenvale, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1990	Dalrymple Heights, AU	daily rain	316.5 mm (12.5 in)	230.9 mm (9.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1990	Mtunzini, ZA	monthly rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1990	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	95 years	52 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 1,204 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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Data for records on 1990-03-25: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 March 1990
Margin	Records
0 to 50	955
50 to 100	66
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4