Weather Records on 5 September 1999

1,215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1999. Highest significance: Manuel Avila Camacho, MX.

Key Facts for 5 September 1999

On 5 September 1999, 1,215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
593 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,140 daily.
Manuel Avila Camacho set an all-time record daily precipitation of 290.3 mm (11.4 in) on 5 September 1999.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,215 stations

1,215 station records on 5 September 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	290.3 mm (11.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Callejones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	352.6 mm (13.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Comatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	356.9 mm (14.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Estapilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	230.9 mm (9.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Comala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	272.8 mm (10.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ciudad Guzman (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Higuera Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Peitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	286.8 mm (11.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Quito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Tuito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Nogal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coquimatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peechelba East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taraz	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlahuacan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	370.8 mm (14.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Narrawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tecomates	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	309.4 mm (12.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,215 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 358, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 443.

Records on 5 September 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	358
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	443
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1999 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 63, daily 1,140.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

944 broken records

Margins by which the 944 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 168.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1999

Top 20 records on 5 September 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1999	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	all-time rain	290.3 mm (11.4 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	70 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1999	Callejones, MX	all-time rain	352.6 mm (13.9 in)	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	31 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1999	Louisburg, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	94 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1999	Buenavista, MX	monthly rain	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1999	Comatlan, MX	all-time rain	356.9 mm (14.1 in)	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	18 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1999	Estapilla, MX	all-time rain	230.9 mm (9.1 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	22 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1999	Comala, MX	monthly rain	272.8 mm (10.7 in)	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1999	Buchanan, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1999	Ciudad Guzman (Obs), MX	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1999	Higuera Blanca, MX	monthly rain	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1999	Peitas, MX	monthly rain	286.8 mm (11.3 in)	154.5 mm (6.1 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1999	Holland 1 E, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1999	Quito, MX	monthly rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1999	San Marcos, MX	all-time rain	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1999	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1999	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1999	Cihuatlan (Dge), MX	daily rain	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1999	Barnawartha, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1999	Emporia 1 WNW, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1999	Mulwala Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	56 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1999. 1999 had 1,215 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 1999-09-05: 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 25	881
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	19
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	3