Weather Records on 27 March 1990

1,080 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1990. Highest significance: Raglan, AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1990

On 27 March 1990, 1,080 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
498 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,009 daily.
Raglan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 281.2 mm (11.1 in) on 27 March 1990.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,080 stations

1,080 station records on 27 March 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	281.2 mm (11.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bingera Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.0 mm (10.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Canal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.6 mm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Urania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Albertina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Barreirinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mirante Do Paranapanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toomba Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheriton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nindigully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mooga Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,080 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 279, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 385, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 March 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	279
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	385
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 March 1990 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 68, daily 1,009.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

944 broken records

Margins by which the 944 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1990

Top 20 records on 27 March 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1990	Raglan, AU	monthly rain	281.2 mm (11.1 in)	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	13 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1990	Bingera Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1990	Pacific Salt, AU	all-time rain	276.0 mm (10.9 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1990	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	Mantova, IT	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	Nanning, CN	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	The Canal, AU	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	Rockhampton Aero, AU	daily rain	160.6 mm (6.3 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	Urania, BR	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	Weribone, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	Ashling, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	Whyenbah, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	Santa Albertina, BR	daily rain	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	Watalgan Winfield Rd, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1990	Winston, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	47 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 1,080 records.

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

Records on 03-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1808	2
1822	1
1830	1
1837	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	4
1865	1
1867	2
1870	2
1873	2
1877	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	5
1888	3
1890	7
1891	1
1892	4
1894	4
1895	2
1896	5
1897	7
1898	9
1899	1
1901	7
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	29
1906	27
1907	36
1908	19
1909	9
1910	28
1911	12
1912	32
1913	87
1914	45
1915	24
1916	40
1917	35
1918	50
1919	26
1920	34
1921	113
1922	40
1923	129
1924	244
1925	74
1926	196
1927	81
1928	287
1929	186
1930	227
1931	434
1932	480
1933	127
1934	328
1935	236
1936	246
1937	660
1938	306
1939	356
1940	491
1941	263
1942	478
1943	323
1944	859
1945	771
1946	762
1947	777
1948	442
1949	530
1950	513
1951	378
1952	285
1953	375
1954	265
1955	1,780
1956	585
1957	193
1958	306
1959	359
1960	630
1961	595
1962	469
1963	615
1964	495
1965	701
1966	522
1967	531
1968	559
1969	519
1970	402
1971	1,009
1972	542
1973	507
1974	485
1975	1,873
1976	540
1977	1,058
1978	907
1979	613
1980	416
1981	609
1982	883
1983	1,192
1984	714
1985	992
1986	1,131
1987	727
1988	809
1989	1,839
1990	1,080
1991	1,862
1992	884
1993	1,186
1994	1,122
1995	1,048
1996	1,220
1997	957
1998	1,479
1999	763
2000	618
2001	1,350
2002	1,257
2003	706
2004	1,357
2005	931
2006	1,056
2007	1,752
2008	944
2009	1,001
2010	542
2011	973
2012	909
2013	1,382
2014	1,135
2015	1,070
2016	701
2017	463
2018	621
2019	512
2020	860
2021	433
2022	1,302
2023	1,426
2024	565
2025	1,338
2026	1,464

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Data for records on 1990-03-27: 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 20	852
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	27
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2