Weather Records on 13 February 1999

1,022 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1999. Highest significance: Gama, AU.

Key Facts for 13 February 1999

On 13 February 1999, 1,022 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 277 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 986 daily.
Gama set a daily record precipitation of 77.6 mm (3.1 in) on 13 February 1999.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,022 stations

1,022 station records on 13 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	321.0 mm (12.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Caramut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	273.0 mm (10.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leknes I Lofoten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deeral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	429.0 mm (16.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wrotham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kareeya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellinbank Dairy Research Inst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oodla Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston on Murray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Giralia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Annuello	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Airport	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reine	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tezoyo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,022 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 283, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 13 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	283
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 13 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 32, daily 986.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1999

Top 20 records on 13 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1999	Gama, AU	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1999	Yungaburra, AU	daily rain	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1999	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	321.0 mm (12.6 in)	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1999	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1999	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1999	Caramut, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1999	Babinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	273.0 mm (10.7 in)	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1999	Sabana Grande 2 ENE, PR	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1999	Basel Binningen, CH	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1999	Meringa Sugar Exp STN, AU	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1999	Leknes I Lofoten, NO	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1999	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1999	Deeral, AU	monthly rain	429.0 mm (16.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1999	Shelford, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1999	Wrotham Park, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1999	Tinaroo Falls Dam, AU	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1999	Kareeya, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1999	Berriwillock, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1999	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1999	Antwerp, AU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	46 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

1794 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 1,022 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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	752
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2