Weather Records on 4 February 1999

1,055 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1999. Highest significance: Mikkeli Rantakyla, FI.

Key Facts for 4 February 1999

On 4 February 1999, 1,055 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
471 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 102 monthly and 949 daily.
Mikkeli Rantakyla set a monthly record daily precipitation of 28.9 mm (1.1 in) on 4 February 1999.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

1,055 stations

1,055 station records on 4 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mikkeli Rantakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vesanto Sonkari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Karstula Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ermelindo Matarazzo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miehikkala Hauhia	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whittier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whittier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skwentna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.7 C (-12.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perelyub	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wasilla 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aioun Elatrouss	Mauritania	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Oaxaca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
In-Amenas	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	France	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neumunster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bonn-Friesdorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parral A. El Hormiguero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,055 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 261, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 416, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 4 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	261
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	416
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 4 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 102, daily 949.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

880 broken records

Margins by which the 880 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1999

Top 20 records on 4 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1999	Mikkeli Rantakyla, FI	monthly rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1999	Vesanto Sonkari, FI	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Karstula Kk, FI	monthly rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Indore, IN	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Cape St. Lucia, ZA	daily rain	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Seward AP, US	monthly low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Ermelindo Matarazzo, BR	daily rain	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Miehikkala Hauhia, FI	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Minatitlan, MX	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Haleakala Rs 338, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Malvern, GB	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Cortland, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Charlevoix, US	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Northfield, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Atbasar, KZ	daily high min	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Hostotipaquillo, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1999	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	35 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 1,055 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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Data for records on 1999-02-04: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	867
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1