Weather Records on 5 February 1999

821 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1999. Highest significance: Saentis, CH.

Key Facts for 5 February 1999

On 5 February 1999, 821 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
518 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 786 daily.
Saentis set a daily record precipitation of 102.4 mm (4.0 in) on 5 February 1999.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 542 records.

Record Map

821 stations

821 station records on 5 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parras	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gail	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hikone	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cienega de Escobar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crane	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
In-Amenas	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Palmito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Cuchillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sanderson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

821 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 201, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 317, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	201
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	317
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 31, daily 786.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

638 broken records

Margins by which the 638 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1999

Top 20 records on 5 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1999	Saentis, CH	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Vernal, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Manassa, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	McKinley Park, US	monthly low max	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Agate 3 E, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Paola, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Beloit, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Dajarra Hotel, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Saint Paul, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Griggsville, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Osceola, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Parras, MX	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Luverne, US	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Chimacum 4 S, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1999	Wittenoom, AU	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1999	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1999	Augustus Downs Station, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	79 years	34 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 821 records.

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

Records on 02-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1809	2
1814	1
1822	1
1827	2
1838	1
1841	2
1848	3
1851	2
1852	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1869	5
1871	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1900	10
1901	2
1902	4
1903	3
1904	14
1905	16
1906	10
1907	19
1908	23
1909	46
1910	20
1911	49
1912	41
1913	40
1914	31
1915	22
1916	25
1917	93
1918	105
1919	29
1920	72
1921	31
1922	80
1923	67
1924	237
1925	400
1926	112
1927	653
1928	265
1929	148
1930	161
1931	292
1932	353
1933	177
1934	153
1935	158
1936	734
1937	265
1938	1,308
1939	151
1940	295
1941	227
1942	407
1943	524
1944	287
1945	325
1946	666
1947	576
1948	625
1949	541
1950	574
1951	232
1952	453
1953	459
1954	666
1955	556
1956	450
1957	607
1958	233
1959	340
1960	520
1961	711
1962	639
1963	1,451
1964	553
1965	433
1966	616
1967	404
1968	256
1969	433
1970	448
1971	1,329
1972	394
1973	854
1974	443
1975	910
1976	1,140
1977	493
1978	892
1979	2,150
1980	756
1981	523
1982	2,248
1983	815
1984	612
1985	1,602
1986	1,375
1987	572
1988	1,158
1989	3,257
1990	1,225
1991	1,765
1992	562
1993	884
1994	629
1995	1,297
1996	2,815
1997	845
1998	991
1999	821
2000	647
2001	1,276
2002	1,589
2003	682
2004	1,724
2005	1,210
2006	833
2007	1,243
2008	2,428
2009	803
2010	1,422
2011	2,052
2012	1,362
2013	368
2014	1,441
2015	768
2016	519
2017	583
2018	960
2019	1,288
2020	1,050
2021	758
2022	444
2023	298
2024	803
2025	1,109
2026	1,234

Download the Data

Data for records on 1999-02-05: 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 10	598
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1