Weather Records on 12 October 1999

641 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1999. Highest significance: Verma, NO.

Key Facts for 12 October 1999

On 12 October 1999, 641 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
446 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 620 daily.
Verma set a daily record precipitation of 49.2 mm (1.9 in) on 12 October 1999.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

641 stations

641 station records on 12 October 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Skinner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dzana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodgreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hefei	China	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coscomatepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bullita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Capulines	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eresfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bredy	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien-Storvallen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Benmara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bossangoa	Central African Republic	Record low maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sendai	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Janaul	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yonago	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hita	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buttonwillow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buras	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

641 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 272, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 October 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	272
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 October 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 620.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1999

Top 20 records on 12 October 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1999	Verma, NO	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1999	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	Mount Skinner, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	Ajan, RU	daily rain	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	Tafjord, NO	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily high max	21.3 C (70.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	99 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	Dzana, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	Woodgreen, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	Hefei, CN	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	Wheatland 4N, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	Aunet, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	Titusville, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	Coscomatepec (Smn), MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	E Glacier, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	Lumberton, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1999	De Sabla, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1999	E Glacier, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1999	Albemarle, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1805 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1999. 1999 had 641 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	464
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1