Weather Records on 9 February 1999

1,622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1999. Highest significance: Crows Nest, AU.

Key Facts for 9 February 1999

On 9 February 1999, 1,622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
935 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 1,522 daily.
Crows Nest set a monthly record daily precipitation of 211.2 mm (8.3 in) on 9 February 1999.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,622 stations

1,622 station records on 9 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.2 mm (8.3 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Alturas	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	324.0 mm (12.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	315.4 mm (12.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	302.6 mm (11.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	398.0 mm (15.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Danewood Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	294.4 mm (11.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.4 mm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	300.6 mm (11.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	355.0 mm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	403.6 mm (15.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	284.2 mm (11.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kholo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	312.4 mm (12.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	365.0 mm (14.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Nebo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.8 mm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.8 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	310.2 mm (12.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	322.0 mm (12.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ocean View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Highvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.9 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.0 mm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashgrove Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague River 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	290.0 mm (11.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	304.2 mm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.2 mm (10.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pocket Csiro Lab	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,622 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 549, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 386, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 399, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 9 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	549
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	386
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	399
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 9 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 85, daily 1,522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,234 broken records

Margins by which the 1,234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 288.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1999

Top 20 records on 9 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1999	Crows Nest, AU	monthly rain	211.2 mm (8.3 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	105 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 February 1999	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 February 1999	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	95 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Yabba Station, AU	all-time rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Alturas, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	324.0 mm (12.8 in)	210.5 mm (8.3 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	315.4 mm (12.4 in)	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Grangeville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	104 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Jimna Composite, AU	all-time rain	302.6 mm (11.9 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	398.0 mm (15.7 in)	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Mt Brisbane, AU	daily rain	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Danewood Vale, AU	all-time rain	294.4 mm (11.6 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	6 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Como, AU	daily rain	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Toogoolawah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	190.4 mm (7.5 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1999	Traveston, AU	daily rain	300.6 mm (11.8 in)	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	56 years	63 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

1798 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1999. 1999 had 1,622 records.

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

Records on 02-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1809	1
1847	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	5
1857	1
1858	2
1860	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1879	1
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	5
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1897	5
1898	3
1899	17
1900	4
1901	3
1902	4
1903	13
1904	22
1905	7
1906	13
1907	9
1908	18
1909	6
1910	9
1911	65
1912	38
1913	27
1914	57
1915	16
1916	53
1917	39
1918	43
1919	59
1920	63
1921	22
1922	43
1923	65
1924	50
1925	642
1926	151
1927	76
1928	176
1929	433
1930	191
1931	205
1932	652
1933	986
1934	618
1935	427
1936	437
1937	638
1938	772
1939	838
1940	380
1941	178
1942	468
1943	438
1944	546
1945	400
1946	337
1947	541
1948	342
1949	467
1950	463
1951	758
1952	334
1953	569
1954	1,034
1955	482
1956	754
1957	1,072
1958	375
1959	578
1960	453
1961	693
1962	546
1963	635
1964	267
1965	677
1966	1,610
1967	362
1968	312
1969	1,116
1970	518
1971	1,015
1972	270
1973	501
1974	425
1975	569
1976	1,406
1977	514
1978	1,274
1979	1,657
1980	1,124
1981	705
1982	1,368
1983	361
1984	559
1985	1,218
1986	1,140
1987	687
1988	786
1989	1,249
1990	1,535
1991	720
1992	844
1993	871
1994	2,208
1995	999
1996	1,781
1997	759
1998	857
1999	1,622
2000	920
2001	2,173
2002	1,390
2003	758
2004	644
2005	1,025
2006	566
2007	703
2008	807
2009	1,354
2010	1,312
2011	1,361
2012	887
2013	598
2014	949
2015	1,228
2016	1,294
2017	1,412
2018	677
2019	871
2020	1,384
2021	826
2022	585
2023	745
2024	1,392
2025	823
2026	660

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Data for records on 1999-02-09: 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	1,118
50 to 100	68
100 to 150	32
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	3