Weather Records on 7 February 1999

1,945 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1999. Highest significance: Greenville, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 1999

On 7 February 1999, 1,945 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,049 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,896 daily.
Greenville set a daily record precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 7 February 1999.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,945 stations

1,945 station records on 7 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Markleeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,945 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 519, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 530, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 682, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 7 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	519
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	530
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	682
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 7 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 45, daily 1,896.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,614 broken records

Margins by which the 1,614 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1999

Top 20 records on 7 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1999	Greenville, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Pana, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Centralia, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Mattoon, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Vandalia, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	98 years	77 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Galena, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	98 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Casey, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Elliston, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Palmyra, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Ngukurr, AU	daily rain	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	85 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Newton 6 SSE, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Okemah, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Flora 5 NW, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Salem, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Valley Park, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Union, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1999	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)

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

1803 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1999. 1999 had 1,945 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

Download the Data

Data for records on 1999-02-07: 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 50	1,582
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1