Weather Records on 24 April 1959

414 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1959. Highest significance: Choteau, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1959

On 24 April 1959, 414 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 409 daily.
Choteau set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 24 April 1959.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

414 stations

414 station records on 24 April 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anthracite	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Souris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

414 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 April 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 April 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1959

Top 20 records on 24 April 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1959	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1959	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1959	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily high max	9.9 C (49.8 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1959	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1959	Mangaldai, IN	monthly rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1959	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1959	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1959	Idaho Springs, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1959	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	59 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1959	Anthracite, CA	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1959	Banff, CA	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1959	Nashlyn, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1959	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	monthly high max	12.1 C (53.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1959	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1959	Olds, CA	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1959	Souris, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1959	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1959	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1959	Quesnel, CA	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1959	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	27 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

1799 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1959. 1959 had 414 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	294
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2