Weather Records on 22 January 1959

712 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1959. Highest significance: Ebor (Kotupna), AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1959

On 22 January 1959, 712 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 646 daily.
Ebor (Kotupna) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 265.4 mm (10.4 in) on 22 January 1959.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

712 stations

712 station records on 22 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	403.4 mm (15.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kolaras	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Megan (the Mount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Georges Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mankapur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miamisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	263.4 mm (10.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoffmeister 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dolgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

712 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 371, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 22 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 22 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 63, daily 646.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1959

Top 20 records on 22 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1959	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	monthly rain	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	65 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1959	Buxa, IN	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1959	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1959	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1959	South Grafton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1959	Nymboida (Armidale Road), AU	monthly rain	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	125.9 mm (5.0 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1959	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	monthly rain	403.4 mm (15.9 in)	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1959	Grafton City Council, AU	monthly rain	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1959	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1959	Kolaras, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1959	Megan (the Mount), AU	monthly rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1959	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1959	Elands Post Office, AU	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1959	Dullabcherra, IN	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1959	Lower Bucca, AU	monthly rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1959	Georges Creek, AU	monthly rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1959	Jena Sternwarte, DE	monthly high max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	124 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1959	Salisbury, US	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1959	Ashland, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1959	Marysville, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	50 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1959. 1959 had 712 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 25	525
25 to 50	58
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	3