Weather Records on 11 October 1999

996 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1999. Highest significance: Dahlonega 4WSW, US.

Key Facts for 11 October 1999

On 11 October 1999, 996 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
521 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 968 daily.
Dahlonega 4WSW set a daily record precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 11 October 1999.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

996 stations

996 station records on 11 October 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Chivela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dyersburg Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (Warringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dawsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Isojoki Vanhakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Daysdale (Dennison Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula Wildlife Ref	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
National Park (Forestry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isojoki Karjenkoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pomarkku Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cumming 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salem 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

996 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 394, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 October 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	394
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 October 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 968.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

795 broken records

Margins by which the 795 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1999

Top 20 records on 11 October 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1999	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1999	Gerang Gerung, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1999	Toccoa, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	93 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1999	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Rome, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Cartersville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Highlands, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Dzalinda, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Santiago Chivela, MX	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Milstead, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Dyersburg Muni AP, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Woodbury (Warringa), AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Sirte, LY	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Campbell Town Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Experiment, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Glenlee, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1999	Gaston Shoals, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	49 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 996 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

Download the Data

Data for records on 1999-10-11: 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	742
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1