Weather Records on 28 March 1990

916 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1990. Highest significance: Pacific Salt, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1990

On 28 March 1990, 916 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 852 daily.
Pacific Salt set a daily record precipitation of 259.0 mm (10.2 in) on 28 March 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

916 stations

916 station records on 28 March 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alejskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Groveton	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmuir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowmead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Binna Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Represa Bariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laranjal Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aldan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

916 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 438, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 28 March 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	438
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 28 March 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 63, daily 852.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

814 broken records

Margins by which the 814 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 214.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1990

Top 20 records on 28 March 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1990	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	214.5 mm (8.4 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1990	Raglan, AU	daily rain	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1990	Samford Csiro, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1990	Bologna, IT	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	125 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1990	Nagasaki, JP	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1990	Alejskaja, RU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1990	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1990	Koroit, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1990	Darts Creek, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1990	Big Wells 2W, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1990	Kandanga Upper, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1990	Gladstone Radar, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1990	Groveton, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1990	Kondoma, RU	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1990	Strathmuir, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1990	Glenlands, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1990	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1990	Cordova AP, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1990	Yalleroi, AU	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1990	Mount Larcom Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	46 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 916 records.

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

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

Download the Data

Data for records on 1990-03-28: 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	795
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1