Weather Records on 1 January 1959

424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1959. Highest significance: Itaete (Iguacu), BR.

Key Facts for 1 January 1959

On 1 January 1959, 424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 415 daily.
Itaete (Iguacu) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 147.0 mm (5.8 in) on 1 January 1959.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

424 stations

424 station records on 1 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ione	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Lodge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

424 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 1 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 1 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 415.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1959

Top 20 records on 1 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1959	Itaete (Iguacu), BR	all-time rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Nyngan (Merryanbone), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Gibson Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Cubbaroo, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Stuart Town, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Ione, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Zitacuaro, MX	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Zitacuaro, MX	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Tacambaro, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Clarinda, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Narromine (Mumble Peg), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1959	Tacambaro, MX	all-time low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	36 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

1798 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1959. 1959 had 424 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 50	323
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1