Weather Records on 4 April 1999

1,575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1999. Highest significance: New Harmony, US.

Key Facts for 4 April 1999

On 4 April 1999, 1,575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
693 were record highs and 421 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,500 daily.
New Harmony set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 4 April 1999.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,575 stations

1,575 station records on 4 April 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Solway Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosepine Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clara	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carnwath Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,575 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 337, Lowest daily maximum 245, Highest daily minimum 356, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 106, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 4 April 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	337
Lowest daily maximum	245
Highest daily minimum	356
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	106
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 4 April 1999 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 71, daily 1,500.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,192 broken records

Margins by which the 1,192 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1999

Top 20 records on 4 April 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1999	New Harmony, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1999	Noorama, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1999	Livingston 2 NNE, US	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1999	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1999	Arivaca, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1999	Farmington, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1999	Belmont, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1999	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1999	Northdale, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1999	Enterprise, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1999	Solway Downs Station, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1999	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1999	Rosepine Rsch STN, US	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1999	Springhill, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1999	Tallulah, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1999	Wellshot, AU	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1999	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1999	Panguitch, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1999	Cold Bay AP, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1999	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	47 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 1,575 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 1999-04-04: 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	1,098
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1