Weather Records on 31 January 1999

938 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1999. Highest significance: Plainville 4WNW, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 1999

On 31 January 1999, 938 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
363 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 896 daily.
Plainville 4WNW set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 31 January 1999.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

938 stations

938 station records on 31 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Edom	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Darrouzett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amparo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elrod	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elmo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Summit Reed Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Billingsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Junction 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plantersville 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Autaugaville 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-29.1 C (-20.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whatley	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

938 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 364, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 31 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	364
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 31 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 39, daily 896.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

771 broken records

Margins by which the 771 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1999

Top 20 records on 31 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1999	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1999	Thomasville, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1999	Minneapolis, US	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1999	Alberta, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1999	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1999	Brohovo, RU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1999	Richfield, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1999	Edom, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1999	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1999	San Jon, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1999	Darrouzett, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1999	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1999	Clanton, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1999	Uniontown, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1999	Selma, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1999	Abilene, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1999	Elida, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1999	Newkirk 5NE, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1999	Quitman 2 NNE, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1999	Amparo, BR	daily rain	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	50 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

1800 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1999. 1999 had 938 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

Download the Data

Data for records on 1999-01-31: 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 20	683
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	2