Weather Records on 28 January 1999

1,399 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1999. Highest significance: Lake Wenatchee, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1999

On 28 January 1999, 1,399 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
715 were record highs and 378 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 39 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,307 daily.
Lake Wenatchee set a daily record snowfall of 71.1 cm (28.0 in) on 28 January 1999.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,399 stations

1,399 station records on 28 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba (Mountain Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-49.5 C (-57.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo (Hawks Head Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-36.9 C (-34.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Brogo (Upper Brogo Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.2 C (-27.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mezen	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-40.1 C (-40.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	146.7 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla Vuotso	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schopfheim-Eichen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,399 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 447, Lowest daily maximum 210, Highest daily minimum 268, Lowest daily minimum 168, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 28 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	447
Lowest daily maximum	210
Highest daily minimum	268
Lowest daily minimum	168
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 28 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 39, monthly 53, daily 1,307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,162 broken records

Margins by which the 1,162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1999

Top 20 records on 28 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1999	Lake Wenatchee, US	daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1999	Bermagui South (Young Street), AU	daily rain	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1999	Wapengo Lake Road, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1999	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1999	Kaufman 3 SE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1999	Sterling, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1999	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1999	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1999	Tilba Tilba (Mountain Valley), AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1999	Sodankyla AWS, FI	all-time low min	-49.5 C (-57.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1999	Heidenheim/Brenz, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1999	San Augustine, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1999	Montague Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1999	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	137 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1999	Brogo (Hawks Head Road), AU	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1999	Haparanda, SE	all-time low max	-36.9 C (-34.4 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1999	Washington Sp, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1999	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1999	Hico, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1999	Listowel Downs, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 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

1796 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1999. 1999 had 1,399 records.

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

Records on 01-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1809	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1843	1
1846	3
1848	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	2
1858	1
1865	1
1867	2
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	3
1903	15
1904	13
1905	9
1906	19
1907	31
1908	22
1909	12
1910	48
1911	29
1912	18
1913	26
1914	87
1915	55
1916	247
1917	60
1918	104
1919	18
1920	94
1921	61
1922	45
1923	51
1924	126
1925	256
1926	82
1927	143
1928	177
1929	184
1930	133
1931	407
1932	187
1933	142
1934	262
1935	360
1936	603
1937	194
1938	272
1939	247
1940	522
1941	322
1942	558
1943	405
1944	873
1945	251
1946	104
1947	598
1948	1,024
1949	1,301
1950	485
1951	626
1952	287
1953	414
1954	781
1955	402
1956	665
1957	834
1958	647
1959	381
1960	320
1961	585
1962	521
1963	1,099
1964	148
1965	511
1966	1,096
1967	817
1968	1,016
1969	998
1970	948
1971	972
1972	806
1973	827
1974	1,408
1975	744
1976	972
1977	778
1978	646
1979	1,628
1980	763
1981	827
1982	459
1983	1,546
1984	771
1985	657
1986	1,295
1987	1,094
1988	728
1989	1,649
1990	1,180
1991	636
1992	1,382
1993	1,182
1994	1,586
1995	1,080
1996	830
1997	1,159
1998	847
1999	1,399
2000	1,550
2001	1,198
2002	2,473
2003	952
2004	931
2005	1,009
2006	1,222
2007	629
2008	1,011
2009	1,394
2010	717
2011	514
2012	431
2013	1,291
2014	871
2015	1,141
2016	754
2017	410
2018	648
2019	624
2020	548
2021	814
2022	375
2023	499
2024	1,799
2025	579
2026	541

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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	1,154
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1