Weather Records on 4 January 1999

1,842 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1999. Highest significance: Farmer City 3W, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1999

On 4 January 1999, 1,842 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
480 were record highs and 711 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,804 daily.
Farmer City 3W set an all-time record daily snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 4 January 1999.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,842 stations

1,842 station records on 4 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmer City 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Madison	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Danville Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Redstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello (River)	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Hollow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estell Manor	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,842 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 383, Lowest daily maximum 486, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 225, Heaviest daily rainfall 399, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 189.

Records on 4 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	383
Lowest daily maximum	486
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	225
Heaviest daily rainfall	399
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	189

Records on 4 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 33, daily 1,804.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,546 broken records

Margins by which the 1,546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1999

Top 20 records on 4 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1999	Farmer City 3W, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1999	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1999	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1999	Lowell, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1999	Pontiac, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1999	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1999	Northfield, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1999	Ft Madison, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1999	Flora Downs, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1999	Danville Sewage Plt, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1999	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1999	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1999	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1999	Redstone, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1999	Foxholm 7 N, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1999	Monroe, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1999	Delphi 2 N, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1999	Lowell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1999	Monticello (River), US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1999	Hobart 2 WNW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	51 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

1795 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1999. 1999 had 1,842 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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Data for records on 1999-01-04: 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 100	1,458
100 to 200	63
200 to 300	18
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2