Weather Records on 6 August 1999

938 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1999. Highest significance: Babb 6 NE, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 1999

On 6 August 1999, 938 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 330 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 905 daily.
Babb 6 NE set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 6 August 1999.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

938 stations

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

Weather records on 6 August 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vardo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dorena	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allende	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kunming	China	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daintree Tea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Lima	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Amatenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Taxhimay	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Taxhimay	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orlinga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mexican Hat	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aikawa	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tepexpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Extremo	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

938 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 204, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 286.

Records on 6 August 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	204
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1999 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 27, daily 905.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

676 broken records

Margins by which the 676 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1999

Top 20 records on 6 August 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1999	Babb 6 NE, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1999	Krasnojarsk, RU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Winona, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Vardo, NO	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Carson City, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Dorena, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Kenai AP, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Allende, MX	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Roosevelt, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Temple, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Sukumo, JP	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Graz, AT	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Kunming, CN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	117 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Ukiah, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Daintree Tea, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1999	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low min	0.4 C (32.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 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

1794 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 938 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

Download the Data

Data for records on 1999-08-06: 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	652
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1