Weather Records on 1 February 1959

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1959. Highest significance: Bangarpet, IN.

Key Facts for 1 February 1959

On 1 February 1959, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 387 daily.
Bangarpet set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 1 February 1959.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

398 stations

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

Weather records on 1 February 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pampa Wb AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 1 February 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 1 February 1959 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

328 broken records

Margins by which the 328 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

1 February 1959

Top 20 records on 1 February 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1959	Bangarpet, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Supply 1 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Newton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Pratt 3NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Bhimavaram, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Ramos Arizpe (Smn), MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Vellore, IN	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Santaravur, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Puthendam, IN	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Mt Hope, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Ongole, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Canon City, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Rasipuram, IN	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Ellore, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Alva 1W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Sullurpet, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Norwich, US	all-time snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1959	Yoakum, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 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

1795 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1959. 1959 had 398 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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	261
25 to 50	40
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2