Weather Records on 7 May 1999

1,008 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1999. Highest significance: Bradford, GB.

Key Facts for 7 May 1999

On 7 May 1999, 1,008 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 443 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 975 daily.
Bradford set a daily record precipitation of 35.7 mm (1.4 in) on 7 May 1999.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

1,008 stations

1,008 station records on 7 May 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gutersloh	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Majsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodrich 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Boqueron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnij_Baskuncak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kunming	China	Record daily precipitation	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Houghton Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakewood 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,008 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 237, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 May 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	237
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 May 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 975.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

832 broken records

Margins by which the 832 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1999

Top 20 records on 7 May 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1999	Bradford, GB	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1999	Tatarsk, RU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1999	Sredny Vasjugan, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1999	Elba, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1999	Watersmeet, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1999	Rhinelander, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1999	Gutersloh, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1999	Antigo, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1999	Couderay 7 W, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1999	Minocqua, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1999	Medford, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1999	Phelps, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1999	Achinsk, RU	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1999	Cuthbert, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1999	Majsk, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1999	Jonesboro, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1999	Woodstock, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1999	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1999	Udskoe, RU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1999	Kislovodsk, RU	daily low max	1.9 C (35.4 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	42 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

1795 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1999. 1999 had 1,008 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

Download the Data

Data for records on 1999-05-07: 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	828
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1