Weather Records on 22 September 1959

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1959. Highest significance: Montevideo 1SW, US.

Key Facts for 22 September 1959

On 22 September 1959, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 404 daily.
Montevideo 1SW set a daily record precipitation of 61.7 mm (2.4 in) on 22 September 1959.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 22 September 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hankinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kopati(Kaupati)	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flambeau Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blind River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosenberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 22 September 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 404.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

343 broken records

Margins by which the 343 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1959

Top 20 records on 22 September 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1959	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1959	Foxholm 7 N, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1959	Caledonia, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	New London, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Eckman 2 SE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Epping, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Westhope, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Green Bay, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Zumbrota, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Granville, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Hankinson, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Minot Exp STN, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Fayette 4 SW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Kollegal, IN	monthly rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Osage, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Crosby, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Britton, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1959	Barramunga, AU	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	41 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 416 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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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	38
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1