Weather Records on 6 July 1999

1,603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1999. Highest significance: Newport 1 NW, US.

Key Facts for 6 July 1999

On 6 July 1999, 1,603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
959 were record highs and 285 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 41 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,513 daily.
Newport 1 NW set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 6 July 1999.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,603 stations

1,603 station records on 6 July 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kreuznach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Simmern-Wahlbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Herrenhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wartenberg-Angersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Budingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boxian	China	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leinefelde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rhein Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Nauheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Tarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nancy-Ochey	France	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gilserberg-Moischeid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Tutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holzhausen A.D. Haide	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken-Sankt Johann	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Homberg/Ohm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lorentzweiler	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,603 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 373, Lowest daily maximum 153, Highest daily minimum 586, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 359.

Records on 6 July 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	373
Lowest daily maximum	153
Highest daily minimum	586
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	359
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1999 by timescale: all-time 41, monthly 49, daily 1,513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,225 broken records

Margins by which the 1,225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1999

Top 20 records on 6 July 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1999	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	97 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1999	Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus, DE	monthly rain	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1999	Trinidad, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1999	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1999	Hyde Park, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1999	Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz, DE	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1999	Bad Kreuznach, DE	all-time rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1999	Simmern-Wahlbach, DE	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1999	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1999	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1999	Western 2W, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1999	Geisenheim, DE	all-time rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1999	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1999	Dresden-Strehlen, DE	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1999	Herrenhof, DE	monthly rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1999	Bartlett Dam, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1999	Willigulli North, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1999	Giessen/Wettenberg, DE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1999	Wartenberg-Angersbach, DE	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1999	Budingen, DE	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	51 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

1793 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1999. 1999 had 1,603 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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Data for records on 1999-07-06: 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 20	1,179
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1