Weather Records on 24 April 1999

1,148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1999. Highest significance: Changde, CN.

Key Facts for 24 April 1999

On 24 April 1999, 1,148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
474 were record highs and 461 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,096 daily.
Changde set an all-time record daily precipitation of 251.1 mm (9.9 in) on 24 April 1999.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,148 stations

1,148 station records on 24 April 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Changde	China	Record daily precipitation	251.1 mm (9.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tupelo Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Vleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katsuura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tokyo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Barge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gateway 1ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Searchlight	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,148 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 294, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 24 April 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	294
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 24 April 1999 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 48, daily 1,096.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

901 broken records

Margins by which the 901 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1999

Top 20 records on 24 April 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1999	Changde, CN	all-time rain	251.1 mm (9.9 in)	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	77 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1999	Diversion Dam, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Oshima, JP	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Pavillion, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Fergana, UZ	daily low min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Chichibu, JP	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Rock Springs AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Aurora, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Rock Springs AP, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Tupelo Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Douglas, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Agate 3 E, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Dubois, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	South Pass City, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1999	Richfield, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	85 years	41 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

1799 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1999. 1999 had 1,148 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 April 1999
Margin	Records
0 to 100	889
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1