Weather Records on 5 October 1999

1,276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1999. Highest significance: San Lorenzo Sayula, MX.

Key Facts for 5 October 1999

On 5 October 1999, 1,276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
402 were record highs and 460 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,195 daily.
San Lorenzo Sayula set an all-time record daily precipitation of 140.0 mm (5.5 in) on 5 October 1999.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,276 stations

1,276 station records on 5 October 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Lorenzo Sayula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
El Remolino (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	409.4 mm (16.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Joloapan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	409.4 mm (16.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Papantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	347.5 mm (13.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Presa la Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Presa Tezoyo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Los Pescados (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	300.5 mm (11.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Loma Alta (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	262.6 mm (10.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zalayeta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Capuluaque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tembladeras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Giron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fordsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naolinco de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtacamaxtitlan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
C.A.E. la Victoria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kerry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coatepec de Los Olivos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tocatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,276 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 245, Lowest daily maximum 286, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 174, Heaviest daily rainfall 403, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 5 October 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	245
Lowest daily maximum	286
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	174
Heaviest daily rainfall	403
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 5 October 1999 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 63, daily 1,195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,027 broken records

Margins by which the 1,027 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1999

Top 20 records on 5 October 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1999	San Lorenzo Sayula, MX	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1999	El Remolino (Cfe), MX	all-time rain	409.4 mm (16.1 in)	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1999	Joloapan (Cfe), MX	all-time rain	409.4 mm (16.1 in)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1999	Papantla, MX	all-time rain	347.5 mm (13.7 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1999	Presa la Esperanza, MX	all-time rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1999	Presa Tezoyo, MX	all-time rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1999	Los Pescados (Cfe), MX	all-time rain	300.5 mm (11.8 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1999	Joao Pessoa, BR	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1999	Loma Alta (Cfe), MX	all-time rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1999	Hatchville, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1999	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1999	Jackman, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1999	Las Minas (Cfe), MX	daily rain	262.6 mm (10.3 in)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1999	Apizaco, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1999	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1999	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1999	Zalayeta, MX	all-time rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1999	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1999	San Cristobal, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1999	Capuluaque (Cfe), MX	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	34 years	54 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 1,276 records.

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

Records on 10-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1811	1
1843	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	7
1867	2
1869	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1900	6
1901	10
1902	11
1903	10
1904	19
1905	11
1906	19
1907	13
1908	17
1909	30
1910	43
1911	10
1912	92
1913	25
1914	13
1915	25
1916	124
1917	314
1918	35
1919	42
1920	89
1921	33
1922	81
1923	87
1924	139
1925	140
1926	155
1927	79
1928	202
1929	242
1930	285
1931	284
1932	768
1933	257
1934	237
1935	910
1936	219
1937	491
1938	375
1939	269
1940	185
1941	1,072
1942	206
1943	404
1944	329
1945	234
1946	643
1947	746
1948	491
1949	562
1950	466
1951	541
1952	1,027
1953	261
1954	834
1955	771
1956	452
1957	520
1958	450
1959	629
1960	290
1961	493
1962	456
1963	605
1964	737
1965	1,160
1966	390
1967	290
1968	670
1969	603
1970	458
1971	377
1972	636
1973	335
1974	973
1975	566
1976	819
1977	382
1978	438
1979	920
1980	1,002
1981	642
1982	524
1983	1,037
1984	646
1985	781
1986	875
1987	1,081
1988	958
1989	465
1990	736
1991	1,005
1992	776
1993	1,024
1994	1,205
1995	1,705
1996	931
1997	814
1998	1,596
1999	1,276
2000	1,147
2001	771
2002	1,026
2003	636
2004	770
2005	2,003
2006	930
2007	1,609
2008	942
2009	1,756
2010	1,114
2011	1,383
2012	913
2013	1,106
2014	648
2015	644
2016	565
2017	560
2018	1,004
2019	672
2020	997
2021	887
2022	752
2023	780
2024	996
2025	716
2026	1,233

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Data for records on 1999-10-05: 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 20	937
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	4
140 to 160	1