Weather Records on 23 January 1999

2,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1999. Highest significance: Richfield, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1999

On 23 January 1999, 2,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,029 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 105 monthly and 1,916 daily.
Richfield set an all-time record daily snowfall of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 23 January 1999.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 23 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Muchea Tree Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Contact	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
West Swan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nolin Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bakers Hill Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kwinana Bp Refinery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gosnells City	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Floreat Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marbling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stoneville Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allan Rocks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arroio Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,024 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 478, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 551, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 755, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 23 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	478
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	551
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	755
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 23 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 105, daily 1,916.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,697 broken records

Margins by which the 1,697 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1999

Top 20 records on 23 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1999	Richfield, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 January 1999	Gingin, AU	monthly rain	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1999	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1999	Grafton, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1999	Muchea Tree Farm, AU	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1999	Contact, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1999	Midland, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1999	Dresden, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1999	Armadale, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1999	Valley Head, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	102 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1999	Yarrangobilly Caves, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1999	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	monthly rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1999	Perth Airport, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1999	Jarrahdale, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1999	West Swan, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1999	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1999	Cordova AP, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1999	Moyhu, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1999	Whorouly, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1999	Gaylord, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2,024 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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 50	1,653
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1