Weather Records on 19 April 1959

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1959. Highest significance: Alipurduar, IN.

Key Facts for 19 April 1959

On 19 April 1959, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 512 daily.
Alipurduar set a daily record precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 19 April 1959.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 19 April 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Road	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pullampet	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vivian	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pukwana 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Abu	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 19 April 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 19 April 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 512.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 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

19 April 1959

Top 20 records on 19 April 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1959	Alipurduar, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Winner, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Abu Road, IN	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Kendall, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	125 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Kempten, DE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Harrison, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Olney 2S, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Hilland 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Kennebec, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Tada, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Academy 2NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Kadiri, IN	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Pullampet, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Oelrichs, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Bradshaw, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1959	Vivian, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	45 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

1807 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1959. 1959 had 526 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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	400
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1