Weather Records on 1 April 1959

821 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1959. Highest significance: Ninyeunook, AU.

Key Facts for 1 April 1959

On 1 April 1959, 821 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
337 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 789 daily.
Ninyeunook set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 1 April 1959.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

821 stations

821 station records on 1 April 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Marnoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Myrtleford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chauradano	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dhaka	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winjallok	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bangerang North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Puckapunyal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnabulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palandu	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moyna	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

821 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 241, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 479, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 1 April 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	241
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	479
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 April 1959 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 27, daily 789.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

726 broken records

Margins by which the 726 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1959

Top 20 records on 1 April 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1959	Ninyeunook, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1959	Marnoo, AU	all-time rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1959	Birchip Post Office, AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1959	Myrtleford Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1959	Barh, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1959	Bungowannah Park, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1959	Donald Post Office, AU	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1959	Patna Obsy, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1959	Stawell, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1959	Chauradano, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1959	Ekari Park, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1959	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1959	Wyandra Railway St, AU	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1959	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1959	Dhaka, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1959	Dunbar Station, AU	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1959	Morrl Morrl (Valley View), AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1959	Winjallok, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1959	Glenloth East, AU	all-time rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1959	Ranchi, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	52 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

1803 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1959. 1959 had 821 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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Data for records on 1959-04-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	525
10 to 20	119
20 to 30	42
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	18
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1