Weather Records on 23 March 1959

249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1959. Highest significance: Virden, CA.

Key Facts for 23 March 1959

On 23 March 1959, 249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 247 daily.
Virden set a daily record high minimum temperature of -2.2 C (28.0 F) on 23 March 1959.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

249 stations

249 station records on 23 March 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Friend	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pau Dos Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

249 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 23 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 23 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 247.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

181 broken records

Margins by which the 181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1959

Top 20 records on 23 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1959	Virden, CA	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1959	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1959	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Woodstock, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Virden, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high min	10.7 C (51.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	monthly high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Walkerston, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Scott Cda, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Tobermory, CA	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Ashland, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Charlevoix, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Cortland, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1959	Muenster, DE	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	61 years	26 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

1796 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 249 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	175
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1