Weather Records on 25 March 1959

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1959. Highest significance: Julesburg, US.

Key Facts for 25 March 1959

On 25 March 1959, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 234 daily.
Julesburg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 25 March 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 25 March 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rajmahal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hecla	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 25 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 25 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 234.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

213 broken records

Margins by which the 213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1959

Top 20 records on 25 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1959	Julesburg, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1959	Kimball 2NE, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1959	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1959	Julesburg, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Canon City, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Lodgepole, US	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Itahar, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Ft Lupton 2 SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Kimball 2NE, US	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Oshkosh, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Lyman, US	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Julesburg, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Curtis, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Nelson, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Elgin, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1959	Greeley, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	40 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

1806 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1959. 1959 had 251 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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	186
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2