Weather Records on 7 January 1999

1,223 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1999. Highest significance: Clarion 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1999

On 7 January 1999, 1,223 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
481 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,188 daily.
Clarion 3 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 7 January 1999.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,223 stations

1,223 station records on 7 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Esperance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Downs Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riversleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Dos Buenos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Yeltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	266.0 mm (10.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 3SSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itau de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,223 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 310, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 186.

Records on 7 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	310
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	186

Records on 7 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 26, daily 1,188.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

992 broken records

Margins by which the 992 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1999

Top 20 records on 7 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1999	Clarion 3 SW, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 January 1999	Dalyup Park, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1999	Valentine, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	91 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1999	The Oaks, AU	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1999	Myrup, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1999	Grass Patch, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1999	Esperance, AU	all-time rain	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1999	Hambantota, LK	monthly high max	34.7 C (94.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1999	Kremlin, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1999	Hutchinson 1 N, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1999	Hobart 2 WNW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1999	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1999	Champaign 3S, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1999	Hastings, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	95 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1999	Watseka Public Works, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1999	Lowell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1999	Ellendale, AU	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1999	Ft Madison, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1999	Esperance Downs Research STN, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1999	Hillsdale, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 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

1826 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1999. 1999 had 1,223 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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Data for records on 1999-01-07: 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	841
50 to 100	78
100 to 150	36
150 to 200	20
200 to 250	11
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	4
350 to 400	1