Weather Records on 7 February 1959

301 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1959. Highest significance: Agua Branca, BR.

Key Facts for 7 February 1959

On 7 February 1959, 301 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 297 daily.
Agua Branca set a daily record precipitation of 73.1 mm (2.9 in) on 7 February 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

301 stations

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

Weather records on 7 February 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Florania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cardonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandrivierspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Jacks Creek No3)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fig Tree	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Edderton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wialcutting	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eadine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurren Kutten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kulin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

301 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 7 February 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 7 February 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1959

Top 20 records on 7 February 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1959	Agua Branca, BR	daily rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1959	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1959	Huntingdon, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1959	Florania, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1959	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1959	Cardonia, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1959	Coloso, PR	all-time low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1959	Burnett 3 S, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1959	Virden, CA	daily low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1959	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1959	Crandall Creek, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1959	Busby, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1959	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1959	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1959	Virden, CA	daily low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1959	Sandrivierspoort, ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1959	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1959	Havana, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1959	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1959	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	29 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

1803 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1959. 1959 had 301 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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	262
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1