Weather Records on 7 April 1999

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1999. Highest significance: Vanrook Station, AU.

Key Facts for 7 April 1999

On 7 April 1999, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
541 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 861 daily.
Vanrook Station set a daily record precipitation of 77.4 mm (3.0 in) on 7 April 1999.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 7 April 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vanrook Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kelsey Creek Dittmer Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Cheetham Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lava Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parral A. El Hormiguero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McNary 2N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burbank Valley Pump Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huejucar (Obs)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deep Springs College	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 286, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 255, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 7 April 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	286
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	255
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 7 April 1999 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 32, daily 861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1999

Top 20 records on 7 April 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1999	Vanrook Station, AU	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Goldfield, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Marillana, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Skara 1, SE	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Bologna, IT	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	183 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Vanersborg, SE	daily high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Iowa Hill, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Alvin, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Prestwood Station, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Thangoo, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Mandora, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Medio Monte, MX	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1999	Orebro, SE	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	68 years	38 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

1800 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1999. 1999 had 898 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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Data for records on 1999-04-07: 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	670
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1