Weather Records on 14 March 1959

211 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1959. Highest significance: Yarrabah Comm Council, AU.

Key Facts for 14 March 1959

On 14 March 1959, 211 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 208 daily.
Yarrabah Comm Council set a daily record precipitation of 235.0 mm (9.3 in) on 14 March 1959.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

211 stations

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

Weather records on 14 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cabrobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arachu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Latouche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

211 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 14 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 14 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 208.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

167 broken records

Margins by which the 167 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1959

Top 20 records on 14 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1959	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1959	Potter, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1959	Burnett 3 S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1959	Gladwin, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1959	O'Neill, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1959	Virden, CA	daily high max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1959	Allison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1959	Virden, CA	daily high min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	16.1 C (29.0 F)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1959	Nenzel 20 S, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1959	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1959	Hampton, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1959	Midland 2, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1959	Mason City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1959	Cabrobo, BR	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1959	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1959	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1959	Santo Antonio, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1959	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1959	Merriman, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1959	Purdum, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	45 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

1810 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1959. 1959 had 211 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	133
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1