Weather Records on 1 March 1999

1,150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1999. Highest significance: Bollon Mary St, AU.

Key Facts for 1 March 1999

On 1 March 1999, 1,150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,107 daily.
Bollon Mary St set a daily record precipitation of 127.6 mm (5.0 in) on 1 March 1999.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

1,150 stations

1,150 station records on 1 March 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lowman	United States	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.5 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Doondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fagerheden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Russleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hoglekardalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alchichica	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonneberg-Neufang	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo Do Abaete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	138.1 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grebenhain-Herchenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Trtmt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stammbach-Querenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,150 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 673, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 1 March 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	673
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 1 March 1999 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 41, daily 1,107.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

972 broken records

Margins by which the 972 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 750.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1999

Top 20 records on 1 March 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1999	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	92 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1999	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1999	Lowman, US	monthly snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Pierce, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Wuppertal-Buchenhofen, DE	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Dillalah, AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Fern Ridge-Veneta, US	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Beerburrum Forest Station, AU	monthly rain	148.5 mm (5.8 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Rochester, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Teuschnitz, DE	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Sidsjo, SE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Mt Adams Rs, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Doondi, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Fagerheden, SE	monthly rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Orono, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Russleigh, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1999	Middleboro, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	48 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

1808 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1999. 1999 had 1,150 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

Download the Data

Data for records on 1999-03-01: 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 100	965
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1