Weather Records on 10 January 1959

632 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1959. Highest significance: Flora Valley Old, AU.

Key Facts for 10 January 1959

On 10 January 1959, 632 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
273 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 618 daily.
Flora Valley Old set a daily record precipitation of 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 10 January 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

632 stations

632 station records on 10 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iron River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dunsmuir	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri (Mollee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrights	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windermere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garrah (Wirringulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palmiet, Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

632 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 10 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 10 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1959

Top 20 records on 10 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1959	Flora Valley Old, AU	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Weribone, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Old Halls Creek, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Cuballing, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Garah (Bengerang), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Talwood State School, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Iron River, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Dunsmuir, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Sonora, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Uaroo, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	The Ginghet, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Nanutarra, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Laghouat, DZ	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1959	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	monthly snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	3 years	35 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

1799 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1959. 1959 had 632 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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	493
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2