Weather Records on 23 March 1999

722 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1999. Highest significance: Berlin, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 1999

On 23 March 1999, 722 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 701 daily.
Berlin set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 23 March 1999.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

722 stations

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

Weather records on 23 March 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Tardie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Koonmarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Paynes Find	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Murrum Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Woolibar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bonnie Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.8 mm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madoonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muggon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ella Valla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bullara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jingemarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

722 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 408, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 23 March 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 23 March 1999 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 701.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

621 broken records

Margins by which the 621 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1999

Top 20 records on 23 March 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1999	Berlin, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	111 years	79 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Tardie Station, AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Red Hill, AU	daily rain	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Manfred, AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Mount Narryer, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Austin Downs, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Middalya, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Koonmarra, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Milly Milly, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Paynes Find, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Bidgemia, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Yuin, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Murrum Station, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Bulong, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Woolibar, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Gascoyne Junction, AU	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Twin Peaks, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Coodardy, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Cue, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1999	Tuckanarra, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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

1796 to 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1999. 1999 had 722 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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Data for records on 1999-03-23: 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 100	613
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1