Weather Records on 13 February 1959

487 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1959. Highest significance: St Marys (Cullenswood), AU.

Key Facts for 13 February 1959

On 13 February 1959, 487 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 474 daily.
St Marys (Cullenswood) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 174.8 mm (6.9 in) on 13 February 1959.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

487 stations

487 station records on 13 February 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	308.4 mm (12.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Forest (Forton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mapulehu 542	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bralorne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Risdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Florence at Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmietfontein"Knap Draai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olowalu 296.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Opsoek (Pos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wistaria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dumure	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leyden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

487 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 13 February 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 13 February 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1959

Top 20 records on 13 February 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1959	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	monthly rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1959	Kaanapali AP 453.1, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Belmont (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	308.4 mm (12.1 in)	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Epping Forest (Forton), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Koele 693, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Burnett 3 S, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Faith, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Waimanalo 794, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Mapulehu 542, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Pianco, BR	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Bralorne, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Risdon, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Letjiebos (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1959	Leonora, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 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

1794 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 487 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 100	424
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1