Weather Records on 20 January 1999

1,368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1999. Highest significance: Kalumburu Mission, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1999

On 20 January 1999, 1,368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,091 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 1,354 daily.
Kalumburu Mission set a daily record low minimum temperature of 16.3 C (61.3 F) on 20 January 1999.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,368 stations

1,368 station records on 20 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fontenelle Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parral A. El Hormiguero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn City Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Innot Hot Springs Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Piper City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McCarran Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skwentna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	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)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,368 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 619, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 472, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 20 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	619
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	472
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 20 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 1,354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,131 broken records

Margins by which the 1,131 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1999

Top 20 records on 20 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1999	Kalumburu Mission, AU	daily low min	16.3 C (61.3 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Springer, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	132 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Montrose #2, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Snake Rvr, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Flying Fish Point, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	11.2 C (52.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Putbus, DE	daily high max	9.9 C (49.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	124 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	W Pt, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Richland, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Old Faithful, US	daily high min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Snake Rvr, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low max	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily high min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Ft Morgan, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Colville, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Den Helder-1, NL	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Westcliffe, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Clarksdale, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1999	Ust Tzilma, RU	daily high min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	89 years	37 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 1,368 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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Data for records on 1999-01-20: 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	1,120
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1