Weather Records on 11 February 1959

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1959. Highest significance: Pilliga Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 11 February 1959

On 11 February 1959, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 378 daily.
Pilliga Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 137.9 mm (5.4 in) on 11 February 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 11 February 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Waroonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zeekoevlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Bullerana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cythera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Table Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley (Midkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Piedra	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosenberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 11 February 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 11 February 1959 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 378.

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 394.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1959

Top 20 records on 11 February 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1959	Pilliga Post Office, AU	monthly rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1959	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Kilba, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Yakutat AP, US	daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Rowena (Waroonga), AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Hebel Store, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Orovada 3 W, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Zeekoevlei, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Winnebago, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Mather 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Winona, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Sines Deep Creek, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Sierraville Rs, US	daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Sutton Grange, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Rowena (Bunna Bunna), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1959	Moree (Bullerana), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	39 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

1798 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1959. 1959 had 394 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	291
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1