Weather Records on 1 October 1999

1,096 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1999. Highest significance: Miller, US.

Key Facts for 1 October 1999

On 1 October 1999, 1,096 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
396 were record highs and 268 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 100 monthly and 995 daily.
Miller set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 1 October 1999.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,096 stations

1,096 station records on 1 October 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bryant	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woodgreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Halesowen	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Amatenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bergvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parainen Uto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Research Centre (Evans S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Punkalaidun Oriniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Siilinjarvi Kuopion Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laitila Haukka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elista	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salla Naruska-1	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,096 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 334, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 1 October 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 1 October 1999 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 100, daily 995.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

902 broken records

Margins by which the 902 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1999

Top 20 records on 1 October 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1999	Miller, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	96 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1999	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	104 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1999	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	105 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1999	Bison, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	82 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1999	Timber Lake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1999	Girilambone (Booroomugga), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1999	Bryant, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1999	Onida 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	85 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1999	Woodgreen, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1999	Estherville 4E, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	103 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1999	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1999	Malvern, GB	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1999	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1999	Harding 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1999	Windom, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1999	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1999	Halesowen, GB	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1999	Belltower, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1999	Frontera Amatenango, MX	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1999	San Blas, MX	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	26 years	53 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

1813 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1999. 1999 had 1,096 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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Data for records on 1999-10-01: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 October 1999
Margin	Records
0 to 50	845
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3