Weather Records on 10 April 1959

527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1959. Highest significance: Tsumeb - Pol, NA.

Key Facts for 10 April 1959

On 10 April 1959, 527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 511 daily.
Tsumeb - Pol set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.8 mm (3.0 in) on 10 April 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

527 stations

527 station records on 10 April 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malmo_2	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Florence at Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Benito	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Telkwa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

527 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 10 April 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 10 April 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 511.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

433 broken records

Margins by which the 433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1959

Top 20 records on 10 April 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1959	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	monthly rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1959	Falsterbo, SE	monthly rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1959	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1959	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1959	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1959	Skara 1, SE	monthly rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1959	Varberg, SE	monthly rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1959	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1959	Ft Collins, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1959	Malmo_2, SE	monthly rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1959	Westcliffe, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1959	Morawa, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1959	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1959	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1959	Rosenberg, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1959	Lagarto, BR	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1959	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1959	Cheesman, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1959	Estes Park, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1959	Jackson, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	33 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

1793 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 527 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 20	407
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1