Weather Records on 11 May 1959

575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1959. Highest significance: Sao Joao Do Cariri, BR.

Key Facts for 11 May 1959

On 11 May 1959, 575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 564 daily.
Sao Joao Do Cariri set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 11 May 1959.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

575 stations

575 station records on 11 May 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trier	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Molepolole	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saboeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Massape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boqueirao Pedras Brancas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

575 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 11 May 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 May 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1959

Top 20 records on 11 May 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1959	Sao Joao Do Cariri, BR	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	San Marcos, US	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, BR	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Anahuac, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Trier, DE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Sealy, US	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Blackdown, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Waxahachie, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Natal, BR	daily rain	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Boa Viagem, BR	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Fazenda Jardim, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Pilanesberg-Pol, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Schriever, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Acude Riachao, BR	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Taipu, BR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao), BR	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1959	Uruque, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	35 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

1814 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1959. 1959 had 575 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 1959-05-11: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	430
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2