Weather Records on 3 April 1999

1,486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1999. Highest significance: John Day, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 1999

On 3 April 1999, 1,486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
677 were record highs and 383 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,424 daily.
John Day set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 3 April 1999.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,486 stations

1,486 station records on 3 April 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
John Day	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kornwerderzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harden Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Boone Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Festus	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,486 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 315, Lowest daily maximum 253, Highest daily minimum 362, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 107, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 3 April 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	315
Lowest daily maximum	253
Highest daily minimum	362
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	107
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 3 April 1999 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 55, daily 1,424.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,106 broken records

Margins by which the 1,106 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1999

Top 20 records on 3 April 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1999	John Day, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1999	Kornwerderzand, NL	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1999	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1999	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	107 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1999	Isis Downs, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1999	Mutual, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1999	Richland Ctr, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1999	Beatrice Hill, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1999	Battle Mountain 4SE, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1999	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1999	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1999	Buckeye, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1999	Goldthwaite 1 WSW, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1999	Harden Park, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1999	Cold Bay AP, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1999	Imlay, US	monthly low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1999	Arnett 3NE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1999	Gillette 3SE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1999	Harrison Boone Co AP, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1999	Saint Francis, US	all-time rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	44 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

1815 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1999. 1999 had 1,486 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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Data for records on 1999-04-03: 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	1,082
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1