Weather Records on 14 February 1959

875 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1959. Highest significance: Hot Springs 1 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 14 February 1959

On 14 February 1959, 875 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 854 daily.
Hot Springs 1 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 110.2 mm (4.3 in) on 14 February 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

875 stations

875 station records on 14 February 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Smythesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
West Takone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutte 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newbern	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marnoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

875 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 624, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 14 February 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	624
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 14 February 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 854.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

775 broken records

Margins by which the 775 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

14 February 1959

Top 20 records on 14 February 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1959	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1959	Argalong (the Farm), AU	monthly rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1959	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Amity, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Georgetown, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Bolton, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Smythesdale, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Caveside, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Beeac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Gellibrand River East (Lovat), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	West Takone, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1959	Albany 1 N, US	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	47 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 875 records.

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

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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	765
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1