Weather Records on 17 January 1999

775 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1999. Highest significance: Kisinev, MD.

Key Facts for 17 January 1999

On 17 January 1999, 775 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
441 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 764 daily.
Kisinev set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 17 January 1999.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

775 stations

775 station records on 17 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Cepet	France	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hoytville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chief Joseph Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Van Vleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baker City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leadville Lake Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stryker	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Nogal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Madison	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malinaltepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madre de Deus de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

775 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 275, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 17 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	275
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 17 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 764.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1999

Top 20 records on 17 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1999	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1999	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1999	Toledo Blade, US	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1999	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Mt Pulaski, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Cap Cepet, FR	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	130 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Paulding, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high min	5.2 C (41.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Chenoa, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Bell Ranch, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1999	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	92 years	39 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 775 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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	562
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1