Weather Records on 12 July 1999

1,397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1999. Highest significance: Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO.

Key Facts for 12 July 1999

On 12 July 1999, 1,397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
410 were record highs and 681 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,314 daily.
Drobeta Turnu Severin set an all-time record daily precipitation of 224.0 mm (8.8 in) on 12 July 1999.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,397 stations

1,397 station records on 12 July 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
San Salvador El Seco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Derbent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Totutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	280.4 mm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Niland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Mt Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tequisistlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Telpatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ixhuatlan del Cafe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rancho Viejo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Stammheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lincolnton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poza Rica	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Branchville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Actopan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huahuaxtla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manlio Fabio Altamiramo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gallinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,397 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 412, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 269, Heaviest daily rainfall 306.

Records on 12 July 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	412
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	269
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1999 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 73, daily 1,314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,064 broken records

Margins by which the 1,064 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1999

Top 20 records on 12 July 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1999	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	all-time rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1999	San Salvador El Seco, MX	all-time rain	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1999	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1999	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	all-time rain	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1999	Derbent, RU	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1999	Totutla, MX	all-time rain	280.4 mm (11.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1999	Ft Payne, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1999	Niland, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1999	Sand Mt Substn, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1999	Kingston, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1999	Shirakawa, JP	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1999	Nikko, JP	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1999	Oak Ridge, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1999	Tequisistlan, MX	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1999	Telpatlan, MX	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1999	Ixhuatlan del Cafe, MX	daily rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1999	Rancho Viejo, MX	monthly rain	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1999	Bamberg, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1999	Laurens, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1999	Koln-Stammheim, DE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 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

1796 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1999. 1999 had 1,397 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	986
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1