Weather Records on 23 October 1999

1,011 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1999. Highest significance: Tingha (Crystal Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 1999

On 23 October 1999, 1,011 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 498 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 946 daily.
Tingha (Crystal Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 23 October 1999.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,011 stations

1,011 station records on 23 October 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Alley Point (Poplars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowmans Creek (Grenell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Rossgole)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aguia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Soria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Slapton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elsmore (Paradise Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Hamburgo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (South Winscombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Round Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laranja da Terra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Moma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pozos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (General Store)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Giron	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Refugio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Resplendor-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.7 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Tinaja	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aratichanguio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mixquiahuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden (Balook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Juarez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,011 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 368, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 October 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	368
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 October 1999 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 64, daily 946.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

766 broken records

Margins by which the 766 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1999

Top 20 records on 23 October 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1999	Tingha (Crystal Hill), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Bowling Alley Point (Poplars), AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Richmond Raaf, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Elizabethton, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Bowmans Creek (Grenell), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Rutland, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Mantova, IT	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Aberdeen (Rossgole), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Aguia Branca, BR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Soria, ES	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Slapton, GB	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Elsmore (Paradise Station), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Finca Hamburgo, MX	all-time low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Ciudad Serdan (Smn), MX	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Weabonga (Monomeeth), AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Nhill, AU	daily low min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Colebrook 3SW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1999	Gundare, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	82 years	38 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 1,011 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 10	680
10 to 20	60
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2