Weather Records on 26 March 1990

871 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1990. Highest significance: Bajool Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 1990

On 26 March 1990, 871 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
408 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 835 daily.
Bajool Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 186.8 mm (7.4 in) on 26 March 1990.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

871 stations

871 station records on 26 March 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.8 mm (7.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wereroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmeadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	372.4 mm (14.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guarani	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chitedze	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banksia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deqen	China	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zhumadian	China	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saltbush Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heron Island Res STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bocaina (Fazenda Santa Clara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parapua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tlacotepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tshane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Calcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

871 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 206, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 26 March 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	206
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 26 March 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 835.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

742 broken records

Margins by which the 742 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1990

Top 20 records on 26 March 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1990	Bajool Post Office, AU	daily rain	186.8 mm (7.4 in)	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1990	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	102 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Groenvlei (Skl), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Milray Station Wrc, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Novi Sad, RS	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Wereroa, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Fazenda Natal, BR	daily rain	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Broadmeadows, AU	all-time rain	372.4 mm (14.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Nukinenda, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Byfield Childs Road, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Humboldt, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Guarani, BR	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Bologna, IT	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	146 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Chitedze, MW	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1990	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	80 years	40 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

1805 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1990. 1990 had 871 records.

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

Records on 03-26 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1837	1
1843	1
1850	1
1862	2
1865	1
1867	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	5
1892	5
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	6
1897	5
1898	1
1899	3
1901	12
1902	17
1903	18
1904	29
1905	23
1906	20
1907	21
1908	16
1909	21
1910	29
1911	13
1912	33
1913	123
1914	49
1915	16
1916	27
1917	54
1918	60
1919	45
1920	81
1921	79
1922	45
1923	129
1924	115
1925	123
1926	144
1927	75
1928	456
1929	281
1930	376
1931	234
1932	279
1933	102
1934	289
1935	311
1936	269
1937	806
1938	341
1939	310
1940	1,032
1941	366
1942	316
1943	341
1944	437
1945	852
1946	885
1947	619
1948	325
1949	585
1950	458
1951	777
1952	283
1953	482
1954	304
1955	1,914
1956	829
1957	251
1958	314
1959	435
1960	1,067
1961	486
1962	330
1963	497
1964	898
1965	1,063
1966	306
1967	538
1968	562
1969	593
1970	368
1971	1,502
1972	634
1973	522
1974	691
1975	859
1976	567
1977	626
1978	1,008
1979	677
1980	459
1981	824
1982	736
1983	1,199
1984	594
1985	860
1986	634
1987	741
1988	1,094
1989	1,031
1990	871
1991	1,705
1992	642
1993	966
1994	707
1995	1,374
1996	1,372
1997	1,298
1998	1,305
1999	867
2000	601
2001	1,383
2002	1,092
2003	746
2004	1,511
2005	776
2006	949
2007	1,976
2008	1,161
2009	754
2010	717
2011	691
2012	945
2013	1,759
2014	1,048
2015	846
2016	463
2017	430
2018	693
2019	364
2020	812
2021	778
2022	1,281
2023	1,817
2024	780
2025	1,860
2026	1,809

Download the Data

Data for records on 1990-03-26: 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 25	703
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1