Weather Records on 14 April 1959

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1959. Highest significance: Zitacuaro, MX.

Key Facts for 14 April 1959

On 14 April 1959, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 473 daily.
Zitacuaro set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 14 April 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 14 April 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carr Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cintalapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Benito	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 14 April 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 April 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1959

Top 20 records on 14 April 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1959	Zitacuaro, MX	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1959	Uruapan (Smn), MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1959	Santa Maria (Smn), MX	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1959	Sangli, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1959	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1959	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1959	Piaxtla, MX	monthly low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1959	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1959	Lorinna, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1959	Ahuacatlan, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1959	Lumberton, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1959	Railton (Cement Australia), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1959	Tacambaro, MX	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1959	Blackville 3 W, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1959	Dillon, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1959	Conway, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1959	Carr Rch, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1959	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1959	Ixmiquilpan (Smn), MX	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1959	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	52 years	30 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

1801 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1959. 1959 had 494 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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 5	344
5 to 10	32
10 to 15	12
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	2