Weather Records on 13 September 1959

740 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1959. Highest significance: Balapur, IN.

Key Facts for 13 September 1959

On 13 September 1959, 740 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 698 daily.
Balapur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 304.8 mm (12.0 in) on 13 September 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

740 stations

740 station records on 13 September 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balapur	India	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Adamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	436.9 mm (17.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jerramungup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
White Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shackleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moulyinning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Valley East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Selod	India	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Borden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
I Dunno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carmendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jingalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhatagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	247.0 mm (9.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fig Tree	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

740 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 342.

Records on 13 September 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 698.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

632 broken records

Margins by which the 632 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 208.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1959

Top 20 records on 13 September 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1959	Balapur, IN	all-time rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	13 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1959	Adamabad, IN	all-time rain	436.9 mm (17.2 in)	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	11 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1959	Caldwell, US	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1959	Jerramungup, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	Moana, AU	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	Albany, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	White Gums, AU	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	Chamingup, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	Keremeos, CA	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	Kojaneerup, AU	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	Nebo, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	Kalgan River, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	Shackleton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	Jam Vale, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	Moulyinning, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	Harsud, IN	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	Asola, IN	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1959	Umrer, IN	daily rain	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	52 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

1793 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 740 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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Data for records on 1959-09-13: 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 50	611
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1