Weather Records on 24 March 1959

171 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1959. Highest significance: Nevertire (Beverley), AU.

Key Facts for 24 March 1959

On 24 March 1959, 171 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 167 daily.
Nevertire (Beverley) set a daily record precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 24 March 1959.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

171 stations

171 station records on 24 March 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo Do Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jiggs 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paca-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

171 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 24 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 24 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

136 broken records

Margins by which the 136 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

24 March 1959

Top 20 records on 24 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1959	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1959	Gangarampur, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1959	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1959	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1959	Biddenham, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1959	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	97 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1959	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1959	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1959	Virden, CA	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1959	Virden, CA	daily high min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1959	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1959	El Reno 1 N, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1959	Sao Goncalo Do Amarante, BR	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1959	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	16.2 C (61.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1959	Charlevoix, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1959	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	59 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1959	Jucurutu, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1959	Plauen, DE	daily high min	7.7 C (45.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	56 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1959	Kaunas, LT	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	56 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1959	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	48 years	23 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

1794 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 171 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	130
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1