Weather Records on 16 July 1999

998 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1999. Highest significance: Searchlight, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1999

On 16 July 1999, 998 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
401 were record highs and 353 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 950 daily.
Searchlight set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 16 July 1999.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

998 stations

998 station records on 16 July 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Merriman	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barra de Sao Gabriel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Sa (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mucuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toropec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Helvecia (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Danta (Pedro Canario)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney 16N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guiyang	China	Record daily precipitation	109.1 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sorli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Peter 4ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Samalayuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ataleia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vierema Kaarakkala	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

998 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 216, Heaviest daily rainfall 244.

Records on 16 July 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	216
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1999 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 35, daily 950.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

756 broken records

Margins by which the 756 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1999

Top 20 records on 16 July 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1999	Searchlight, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1999	Merriman, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1999	Barra de Sao Gabriel, BR	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Hays 1 S, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Wadena 3 S, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Conceicao da Barra, BR	monthly rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Francisco Sa (Efbm), BR	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Wakeeney, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Mucuri, BR	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Toropec, RU	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Dawson, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Helvecia (Efbm), BR	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Cotton, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Birdwood, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Choteau, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Sodankyla AWS, FI	all-time high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Postville, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1999	Ft Assiniboine, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	76 years	44 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

1798 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1999. 1999 had 998 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 16 July 1999
Margin	Records
0 to 10	673
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	7