Weather Records on 11 January 1999

923 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1999. Highest significance: Kunming, CN.

Key Facts for 11 January 1999

On 11 January 1999, 923 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 871 daily.
Kunming set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.3 mm (1.8 in) on 11 January 1999.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

923 stations

923 station records on 11 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kunming	China	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Smoky Bay (Puntabie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Carnegie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Youyang	China	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zunyi	China	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juazeiro (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kittanning Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nazare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wenceslau Guimaraes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Culcragie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pedrinhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

923 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 174.

Records on 11 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	174

Records on 11 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 39, daily 871.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

717 broken records

Margins by which the 717 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1999

Top 20 records on 11 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1999	Kunming, CN	monthly rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1999	Smoky Bay (Puntabie), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1999	New Castle 1 N, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1999	Carnegie, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Angola, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Youyang, CN	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Weston 1 E, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Monticello, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Jacobina, BR	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Chuxiong, CN	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Mt Pulaski, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Lowell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Champaign 3S, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Zunyi, CN	monthly rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Blagovescensk, RU	daily high min	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Juazeiro (Pcd), BR	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Montezuma 1 W, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Hungry Horse Dam, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1999	Fremont, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	45 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

1794 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 923 records.

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

Records on 01-11 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1840	1
1851	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1873	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	1
1896	8
1897	14
1898	5
1899	3
1900	8
1901	6
1902	6
1903	15
1904	3
1905	10
1906	4
1907	9
1908	7
1909	28
1910	50
1911	48
1912	47
1913	32
1914	41
1915	26
1916	79
1917	107
1918	208
1919	17
1920	101
1921	65
1922	131
1923	106
1924	367
1925	116
1926	102
1927	278
1928	589
1929	112
1930	186
1931	115
1932	180
1933	239
1934	192
1935	163
1936	475
1937	325
1938	192
1939	370
1940	419
1941	348
1942	687
1943	206
1944	109
1945	624
1946	325
1947	259
1948	342
1949	970
1950	420
1951	325
1952	214
1953	797
1954	526
1955	214
1956	594
1957	506
1958	344
1959	439
1960	548
1961	414
1962	2,062
1963	1,600
1964	248
1965	431
1966	246
1967	412
1968	1,103
1969	511
1970	539
1971	871
1972	1,400
1973	675
1974	1,878
1975	2,114
1976	685
1977	1,319
1978	654
1979	1,379
1980	1,319
1981	959
1982	2,363
1983	1,486
1984	828
1985	699
1986	873
1987	1,598
1988	1,065
1989	836
1990	1,459
1991	1,469
1992	718
1993	1,883
1994	667
1995	1,297
1996	1,366
1997	1,558
1998	1,165
1999	923
2000	1,122
2001	778
2002	970
2003	752
2004	848
2005	1,539
2006	1,096
2007	994
2008	1,019
2009	682
2010	1,093
2011	1,709
2012	881
2013	1,468
2014	684
2015	533
2016	555
2017	1,124
2018	1,027
2019	345
2020	1,617
2021	702
2022	295
2023	676
2024	614
2025	806
2026	499

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Data for records on 1999-01-11: 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	605
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	30
150 to 200	20
200 to 250	9
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1