Weather Records on 7 January 1959

350 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1959. Highest significance: Newry, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 1959

On 7 January 1959, 350 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 345 daily.
Newry set a monthly record daily precipitation of 245.1 mm (9.6 in) on 7 January 1959.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

350 stations

350 station records on 7 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.1 mm (9.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dunham River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay Puntledge Bchp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mimosa Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kundahit	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein "Rietpan"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tweeling (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maclure Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fielden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

350 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 7 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 7 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

299 broken records

Margins by which the 299 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1959

Top 20 records on 7 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1959	Newry, AU	monthly rain	245.1 mm (9.6 in)	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1959	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1959	Argyle Downs, AU	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	Ivanhoe Station, AU	monthly rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	Carlton Hill, AU	monthly rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	Dunham River Station, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	Brownsville, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	Clocolan (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	Texas Downs, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	Flora, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	Conconully, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	Courtenay Puntledge Bchp, CA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1959	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1959	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1826 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1959. 1959 had 350 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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Data for records on 1959-01-07: 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	256
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1