Weather Records on 4 May 1959

613 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1959. Highest significance: Sprague, CA.

Key Facts for 4 May 1959

On 4 May 1959, 613 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 600 daily.
Sprague set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 4 May 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

613 stations

613 station records on 4 May 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sprague	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

613 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 18.

Records on 4 May 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 May 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 600.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

450 broken records

Margins by which the 450 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1959

Top 20 records on 4 May 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1959	Sprague, CA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1959	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1959	Talegaon D-Dhera, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1959	Belmont (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1959	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1959	Sheldon, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1959	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1959	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily high min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1959	Cromleigh,Ixopo, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1959	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1959	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1959	Tromso, NO	daily high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1959	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1959	Vulcan, CA	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1959	Wheatfield, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1959	Mowbray, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1959	Cascavel, BR	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1959	Eureka 1E, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1959	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1959	Long Prairie, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	31 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

1795 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1959. 1959 had 613 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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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	428
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1