Weather Records on 2 February 1999

976 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1999. Highest significance: Riverside 7 SSW, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1999

On 2 February 1999, 976 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
535 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 945 daily.
Riverside 7 SSW set an all-time record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 2 February 1999.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

976 stations

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

Weather records on 2 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	288.2 mm (11.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Toledo FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yagaburne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nehalem 9 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Chesterton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ehlma Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kiamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.6 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calm Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Beach Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yelarbon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Daandine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodspring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Copeton (Carinya)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tillamook	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

976 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 319, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 298, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 2 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	319
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 2 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 945.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

785 broken records

Margins by which the 785 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1999

Top 20 records on 2 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1999	Riverside 7 SSW, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1999	Beerwah Forest, AU	daily rain	288.2 mm (11.3 in)	198.5 mm (7.8 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1999	Toledo FAA AP, US	all-time rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	2 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1999	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	Yagaburne, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	Como, AU	daily rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	Toora, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	Isabela Substn, PR	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	Haverhill, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	Carlinville, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	Paris Stp, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	Pomona Post Office, AU	daily rain	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	Nehalem 9 NE, US	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	Cathlamet 3NE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	Pana, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	Pontiac, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1999	Rockville, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	40 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 976 records.

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

Records on 02-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1803	2
1805	2
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	2
1866	4
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1881	3
1885	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	6
1893	3
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	7
1898	7
1899	5
1900	3
1901	3
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	18
1906	16
1907	10
1908	11
1909	28
1910	6
1911	41
1912	46
1913	28
1914	63
1915	62
1916	26
1917	86
1918	25
1919	26
1920	44
1921	118
1922	84
1923	196
1924	352
1925	125
1926	104
1927	198
1928	197
1929	159
1930	117
1931	267
1932	231
1933	314
1934	681
1935	471
1936	347
1937	158
1938	280
1939	424
1940	534
1941	372
1942	329
1943	194
1944	321
1945	648
1946	296
1947	271
1948	308
1949	425
1950	1,513
1951	1,465
1952	666
1953	480
1954	913
1955	419
1956	1,323
1957	428
1958	231
1959	427
1960	590
1961	972
1962	820
1963	850
1964	223
1965	337
1966	601
1967	826
1968	844
1969	492
1970	800
1971	1,011
1972	630
1973	1,364
1974	1,019
1975	557
1976	1,207
1977	387
1978	738
1979	1,390
1980	757
1981	1,084
1982	866
1983	1,692
1984	309
1985	2,477
1986	1,112
1987	949
1988	1,405
1989	2,587
1990	1,438
1991	869
1992	1,224
1993	851
1994	799
1995	1,222
1996	2,641
1997	551
1998	832
1999	976
2000	625
2001	1,048
2002	1,502
2003	1,561
2004	1,399
2005	1,030
2006	964
2007	1,124
2008	742
2009	478
2010	1,722
2011	2,310
2012	1,122
2013	615
2014	627
2015	837
2016	1,497
2017	386
2018	838
2019	697
2020	1,333
2021	880
2022	568
2023	297
2024	1,161
2025	1,000
2026	775

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Data for records on 1999-02-02: 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 25	724
25 to 50	44
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1