Weather Records on 24 October 1999
1,374 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1999. Highest significance: Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU.
Key Facts for 24 October 1999
- On 24 October 1999, 1,374 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 222 were record highs and 723 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 127 monthly and 1,247 daily.
- Binnaway (Hawthorne) set a daily record precipitation of 51.4 mm (2.0 in) on 24 October 1999.
- Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.
Record Map
1,374 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binnaway (Hawthorne) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 51.4 mm (2.0 in) | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| Miranda (Blackwood St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 80.4 mm (3.2 in) | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| Helensburgh (Sawan St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 174.0 mm (6.9 in) | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| Goulburn (Pomeroy) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 65.4 mm (2.6 in) | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| Bundanoon Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 106.9 mm (4.2 in) | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| Ulan Water | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 56.0 mm (2.2 in) | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| Wombeyan Caves | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 93.0 mm (3.7 in) | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| Loggerheads: Colomendy Centre | United Kingdom | Record daily precipitation | 59.2 mm (2.3 in) | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| Wylie Creek (Aloomba) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 63.6 mm (2.5 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Gooloogong Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.5 mm (1.5 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Manildra (Hazeldale) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 48.2 mm (1.9 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Sutton Forest (Eling Forest) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 71.0 mm (2.8 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 52.2 mm (2.1 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Darkes Forest (Kintyre) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 222.0 mm (8.7 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cataract Dam | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 132.0 mm (5.2 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mittagong (Kia Ora) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 113.6 mm (4.5 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Woodhouselee (Leeston) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 72.2 mm (2.8 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Basel Binningen | Switzerland | Record daily precipitation | 39.0 mm (1.5 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Melva | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 80.2 mm (3.2 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 189.0 mm (7.4 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Raymond Terrace (Kinross) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 69.4 mm (2.7 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 56.2 mm (2.2 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Clarence Town (Grey St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 57.0 mm (2.2 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Nowra Treatment Works | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 138.0 mm (5.4 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Woonona (Popes Rd) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 118.2 mm (4.7 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Maryland | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 51.0 mm (2.0 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bannaby (Hillasmount) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 74.0 mm (2.9 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Goulburn (Cherryton) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 96.7 mm (3.8 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Goulburn (Hillwood) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 73.2 mm (2.9 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Yenda (Henry Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 66.0 mm (2.6 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Glen Innes Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 39.7 mm (1.6 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Maroota ( Roberts Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 59.0 mm (2.3 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mittagong (Beatrice Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 97.0 mm (3.8 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Binya Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 66.0 mm (2.6 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 30.2 mm (1.2 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Sapphire (Argyle) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 41.4 mm (1.6 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kyogle Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 52.0 mm (2.0 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Millthorpe (Inala) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 44.2 mm (1.7 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| High Range (Wanganderry) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 102.6 mm (4.0 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Morpeth Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 70.0 mm (2.8 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Golspie (Ayrston) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 51.0 mm (2.0 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Taralga (Wowagin) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 92.6 mm (3.6 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Gerringong (Mayflower Village) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 89.0 mm (3.5 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Brayton (Longreach) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 84.0 mm (3.3 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Huetamo | Mexico | Record low minimum temperature | 10.6 C (51.1 F) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Paterson (Tocal AWS) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 72.4 mm (2.9 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| O'Connell (Stratford) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Binnaway (Wattle St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 53.0 mm (2.1 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 46.4 mm (1.8 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mummell (Kangaroobie) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 86.0 mm (3.4 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Nice | France | Record daily precipitation | 108.2 mm (4.3 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Monticello | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -8.3 C (17.1 F) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Marulan (George St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 61.0 mm (2.4 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cheetham Flats (Jundas) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 51.2 mm (2.0 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bigga (Greenmantle) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 52.0 mm (2.0 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Molong (King St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 31.0 mm (1.2 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Joadja (Greenwalk) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 75.0 mm (3.0 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bundanoon (Plattwood) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 127.4 mm (5.0 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cheboygan | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -10.6 C (12.9 F) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Elderslie | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 56.6 mm (2.2 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
1,374 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 154 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 151 |
| Highest daily minimum | 68 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 572 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 421 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 4 |
| Deepest snow cover | 4 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 127 |
| daily | 1,247 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
1,062 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 25 | 983 |
| 25 to 50 | 65 |
| 50 to 75 | 7 |
| 75 to 100 | 3 |
| 100 to 125 | 2 |
| 125 to 150 | 1 |
| 150 to 175 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
24 October 1999| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 October 1999 | Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU | daily rain | 51.4 mm (2.0 in) | 35.4 mm (1.4 in) | 86 years | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| 24 October 1999 | Miranda (Blackwood St), AU | daily rain | 80.4 mm (3.2 in) | 46.1 mm (1.8 in) | 77 years | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| 24 October 1999 | Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU | daily rain | 174.0 mm (6.9 in) | 146.1 mm (5.8 in) | 60 years | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| 24 October 1999 | Goulburn (Pomeroy), AU | daily rain | 65.4 mm (2.6 in) | 34.9 mm (1.4 in) | 68 years | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| 24 October 1999 | Bundanoon Bowling Club, AU | daily rain | 106.9 mm (4.2 in) | 64.7 mm (2.5 in) | 60 years | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| 24 October 1999 | Ulan Water, AU | daily rain | 56.0 mm (2.2 in) | 37.7 mm (1.5 in) | 44 years | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| 24 October 1999 | Wombeyan Caves, AU | monthly rain | 93.0 mm (3.7 in) | 36.4 mm (1.4 in) | 29 years | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| 24 October 1999 | Loggerheads: Colomendy Centre, GB | monthly rain | 59.2 mm (2.3 in) | 22.4 mm (0.9 in) | 32 years | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| 24 October 1999 | Wylie Creek (Aloomba), AU | daily rain | 63.6 mm (2.5 in) | 36.9 mm (1.5 in) | 72 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 24 October 1999 | Gooloogong Post Office, AU | daily rain | 38.5 mm (1.5 in) | 22.0 mm (0.9 in) | 85 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 24 October 1999 | Manildra (Hazeldale), AU | daily rain | 48.2 mm (1.9 in) | 24.3 mm (1.0 in) | 78 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 24 October 1999 | Sutton Forest (Eling Forest), AU | daily rain | 71.0 mm (2.8 in) | 46.9 mm (1.8 in) | 46 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 24 October 1999 | Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU | daily rain | 52.2 mm (2.1 in) | 25.5 mm (1.0 in) | 68 years | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| 24 October 1999 | Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU | monthly rain | 222.0 mm (8.7 in) | 36.3 mm (1.4 in) | 57 years | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| 24 October 1999 | Cataract Dam, AU | daily rain | 132.0 mm (5.2 in) | 94.0 mm (3.7 in) | 24 years | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| 24 October 1999 | Mittagong (Kia Ora), AU | daily rain | 113.6 mm (4.5 in) | 61.0 mm (2.4 in) | 24 years | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| 24 October 1999 | Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU | daily rain | 72.2 mm (2.8 in) | 43.0 mm (1.7 in) | 20 years | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| 24 October 1999 | Basel Binningen, CH | daily rain | 39.0 mm (1.5 in) | 19.2 mm (0.8 in) | 46 years | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| 24 October 1999 | Melva, AU | daily rain | 80.2 mm (3.2 in) | 39.6 mm (1.6 in) | 52 years | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| 24 October 1999 | Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd), AU | daily rain | 189.0 mm (7.4 in) | 161.8 mm (6.4 in) | 24 years | 55 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
1802 to 1999Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1802 | 2 |
| 1840 | 1 |
| 1844 | 1 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1849 | 1 |
| 1850 | 1 |
| 1851 | 1 |
| 1857 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1866 | 2 |
| 1869 | 2 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1873 | 1 |
| 1875 | 1 |
| 1876 | 2 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1881 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 3 |
| 1895 | 5 |
| 1896 | 3 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1900 | 9 |
| 1901 | 4 |
| 1902 | 13 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 22 |
| 1906 | 30 |
| 1907 | 11 |
| 1908 | 26 |
| 1909 | 13 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 23 |
| 1912 | 37 |
| 1913 | 85 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 43 |
| 1916 | 29 |
| 1917 | 145 |
| 1918 | 27 |
| 1919 | 48 |
| 1920 | 273 |
| 1921 | 54 |
| 1922 | 193 |
| 1923 | 169 |
| 1924 | 94 |
| 1925 | 258 |
| 1926 | 268 |
| 1927 | 308 |
| 1928 | 66 |
| 1929 | 200 |
| 1930 | 420 |
| 1931 | 351 |
| 1932 | 334 |
| 1933 | 256 |
| 1934 | 535 |
| 1935 | 343 |
| 1936 | 223 |
| 1937 | 588 |
| 1938 | 686 |
| 1939 | 776 |
| 1940 | 406 |
| 1941 | 304 |
| 1942 | 299 |
| 1943 | 369 |
| 1944 | 313 |
| 1945 | 549 |
| 1946 | 427 |
| 1947 | 427 |
| 1948 | 215 |
| 1949 | 624 |
| 1950 | 314 |
| 1951 | 546 |
| 1952 | 409 |
| 1953 | 244 |
| 1954 | 538 |
| 1955 | 460 |
| 1956 | 581 |
| 1957 | 673 |
| 1958 | 316 |
| 1959 | 885 |
| 1960 | 378 |
| 1961 | 228 |
| 1962 | 346 |
| 1963 | 1,397 |
| 1964 | 469 |
| 1965 | 387 |
| 1966 | 515 |
| 1967 | 273 |
| 1968 | 206 |
| 1969 | 1,115 |
| 1970 | 594 |
| 1971 | 794 |
| 1972 | 464 |
| 1973 | 558 |
| 1974 | 537 |
| 1975 | 2,018 |
| 1976 | 730 |
| 1977 | 469 |
| 1978 | 594 |
| 1979 | 683 |
| 1980 | 826 |
| 1981 | 1,920 |
| 1982 | 838 |
| 1983 | 662 |
| 1984 | 1,000 |
| 1985 | 902 |
| 1986 | 506 |
| 1987 | 674 |
| 1988 | 512 |
| 1989 | 1,182 |
| 1990 | 594 |
| 1991 | 1,380 |
| 1992 | 1,169 |
| 1993 | 602 |
| 1994 | 594 |
| 1995 | 1,119 |
| 1996 | 1,027 |
| 1997 | 1,400 |
| 1998 | 1,238 |
| 1999 | 1,374 |
| 2000 | 1,514 |
| 2001 | 1,769 |
| 2002 | 2,094 |
| 2003 | 1,934 |
| 2004 | 1,300 |
| 2005 | 973 |
| 2006 | 1,709 |
| 2007 | 1,631 |
| 2008 | 808 |
| 2009 | 870 |
| 2010 | 1,037 |
| 2011 | 658 |
| 2012 | 1,027 |
| 2013 | 497 |
| 2014 | 883 |
| 2015 | 528 |
| 2016 | 622 |
| 2017 | 858 |
| 2018 | 442 |
| 2019 | 761 |
| 2020 | 1,993 |
| 2021 | 588 |
| 2022 | 1,412 |
| 2023 | 682 |
| 2024 | 783 |
| 2025 | 286 |
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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.
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