Weather Records on 1 January 1999

770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1999. Highest significance: Warren (Frawley St), AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 1999

On 1 January 1999, 770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 745 daily.
Warren (Frawley St) set a daily record precipitation of 84.0 mm (3.3 in) on 1 January 1999.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

770 stations

770 station records on 1 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ozone	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Princeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Monte Alegre de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Titonka	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Constantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	56.4 cm (22.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clonagh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coolullah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Union City Filtration Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coorada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenup 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brinard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

770 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 1 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 1 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 745.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1999

Top 20 records on 1 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1999	Warren (Frawley St), AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	92 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1999	Ozone, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	106 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1999	West Leichhardt Station, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	81 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1999	Princeville, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1999	Monte Alegre de Minas, BR	daily rain	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1999	Lands End Station, AU	daily rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1999	Windorah Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1999	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1999	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1999	Mt Sterling, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1999	Titonka, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1999	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1999	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1999	Windsor, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1999	Britton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1999	Fort Constantine Station, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1999	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily snowfall	56.4 cm (22.2 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1999	Clonagh Station, AU	daily rain	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1999	Granada Station, AU	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1999	Diamantina Lakes, AU	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	49 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

1798 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1999. 1999 had 770 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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Data for records on 1999-01-01: 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	572
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1