Weather Records on 4 October 1999

1,596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1999. Highest significance: Huauchinango, MX.

Key Facts for 4 October 1999

On 4 October 1999, 1,596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
413 were record highs and 726 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 116 monthly and 1,463 daily.
Huauchinango set an all-time record daily precipitation of 285.0 mm (11.2 in) on 4 October 1999.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,596 stations

1,596 station records on 4 October 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	285.0 mm (11.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Los Pescados (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Aquixtla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Zalayeta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Loma Alta (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Perote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Guadalupe Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	366.8 mm (14.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
El Carmen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ixtacamaxtitlan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zacualtipan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Willowbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coatepec de Los Olivos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Doctor	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Singuilucan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tembladeras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Capuluaque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jopala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah (Rocky Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Pindari)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oyameles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Venados	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vardo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Copeton (Carinya)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Metztitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joloapan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,596 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 406, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 320, Heaviest daily rainfall 444, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 4 October 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	406
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	320
Heaviest daily rainfall	444
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 4 October 1999 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 116, daily 1,463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,314 broken records

Margins by which the 1,314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 238.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1999

Top 20 records on 4 October 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1999	Huauchinango, MX	all-time rain	285.0 mm (11.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1999	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1999	Los Pescados (Cfe), MX	all-time rain	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1999	Aquixtla (Cfe), MX	all-time rain	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1999	Zalayeta, MX	all-time rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1999	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1999	Loma Alta (Cfe), MX	all-time rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1999	Upper Bingara (Emohta), AU	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1999	Perote, MX	all-time rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1999	Guadalupe Buenavista, MX	all-time rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1999	Aberdeen (Main Rd), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1999	Las Minas (Cfe), MX	all-time rain	366.8 mm (14.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1999	Libres (Smn), MX	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1999	El Carmen, MX	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1999	Ixtacamaxtitlan (Cfe), MX	all-time rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1999	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1999	Tingha Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1999	Zacualtipan (Smn), MX	daily rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1999	Tlanchinol (Smn), MX	daily rain	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1999	Xicotepec de Juarez, MX	daily rain	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	45 years	58 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

1795 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1999. 1999 had 1,596 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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Data for records on 1999-10-04: 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 50	1,281
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1