Weather Records on 15 July 1999

1,428 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1999. Highest significance: Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU.

Key Facts for 15 July 1999

On 15 July 1999, 1,428 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
541 were record highs and 491 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,358 daily.
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi) set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 15 July 1999.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,428 stations

1,428 station records on 15 July 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Green River Aviation	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Comboyne South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aguila	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cascabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne (Lorne Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbring (Vincent Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taylors Arm (Lemon Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester (Giro)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glendon Brook (Lilyvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yallambie (Mount Auban)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
X-Pichil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrowitch (Maretto)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willawarrin (Denleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock (Nulkaba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson (Tocal AWS)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jormlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Promised Land (Bellingen (Crys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna (Murrays Run)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Kelgoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Medeiros Neto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrowitch (Benditi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rouchel Brook (Albano)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,428 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 237, Lowest daily maximum 231, Highest daily minimum 304, Lowest daily minimum 260, Heaviest daily rainfall 396.

Records on 15 July 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	237
Lowest daily maximum	231
Highest daily minimum	304
Lowest daily minimum	260
Heaviest daily rainfall	396
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1999 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 50, daily 1,358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,144 broken records

Margins by which the 1,144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 189.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1999

Top 20 records on 15 July 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1999	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1999	Sedgefield (Bundajon), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1999	Ebor (Glenowen), AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1999	Cando 1E, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1999	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1999	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1999	Trondheim - Voll, NO	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1999	Wildrose 3NW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1999	Green River Aviation, US	all-time rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1999	Childs, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1999	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1999	Chichester Dam, AU	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1999	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1999	Comboyne South, AU	monthly rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1999	Conceicao da Barra, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1999	Stanley 3 NNW, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1999	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1999	Sao Jose Do Prado, BR	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1999	Long Flat Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1999	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	all-time rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	55 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 1,428 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 1999-07-15: 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 25	1,059
25 to 50	56
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1