Weather Records on 11 September 1959

488 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 September 1959. Highest significance: Jashpurnagar, IN.

Key Facts for 11 September 1959

On 11 September 1959, 488 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 482 daily.
Jashpurnagar set a daily record precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 11 September 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

488 stations

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

Weather records on 11 September 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kolaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	135.7 mm (5.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalna	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ranibandh	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

488 records

Records set or tied on 11 September 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 155.

Records on 11 September 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 September 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

376 broken records

Margins by which the 376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 September 1959

Top 20 records on 11 September 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 1959	Jashpurnagar, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1959	Ellensfield, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1959	Rajnandgaon, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1959	Kolaghat, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1959	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1959	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1959	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1959	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1959	Armagh, GB	daily high max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1959	Urunga (Sunset Place), AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1959	Sorab, IN	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1959	Pillar Valley, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1959	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1959	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1959	Coffs Harbour, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1959	Udipi, IN	daily rain	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1959	Calliope Public School, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1959	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1959	Polis, CY	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1959	Manginapudi, IN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	33 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

1809 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1959. 1959 had 488 records.

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

Records on 09-11 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1814	3
1818	1
1830	1
1836	1
1838	3
1839	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	1
1860	2
1861	1
1863	2
1865	3
1866	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	15
1903	13
1904	4
1905	5
1906	10
1907	9
1908	20
1909	12
1910	19
1911	9
1912	25
1913	22
1914	52
1915	160
1916	17
1917	88
1918	62
1919	52
1920	158
1921	52
1922	78
1923	44
1924	290
1925	260
1926	137
1927	300
1928	127
1929	206
1930	136
1931	868
1932	210
1933	276
1934	144
1935	410
1936	567
1937	324
1938	288
1939	561
1940	891
1941	210
1942	234
1943	335
1944	446
1945	341
1946	262
1947	611
1948	424
1949	450
1950	462
1951	247
1952	549
1953	392
1954	363
1955	479
1956	539
1957	470
1958	748
1959	488
1960	423
1961	524
1962	480
1963	359
1964	1,195
1965	414
1966	392
1967	478
1968	835
1969	685
1970	474
1971	464
1972	507
1973	612
1974	430
1975	644
1976	920
1977	406
1978	911
1979	596
1980	474
1981	347
1982	862
1983	1,243
1984	888
1985	844
1986	1,221
1987	595
1988	1,019
1989	1,301
1990	840
1991	843
1992	672
1993	809
1994	713
1995	619
1996	1,030
1997	808
1998	1,821
1999	1,073
2000	1,469
2001	826
2002	1,059
2003	1,022
2004	740
2005	1,163
2006	1,132
2007	947
2008	916
2009	774
2010	965
2011	1,051
2012	687
2013	1,207
2014	1,100
2015	683
2016	677
2017	916
2018	763
2019	806
2020	1,235
2021	851
2022	617
2023	1,034
2024	889
2025	917
2026	615

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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	342
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1