Weather Records on 23 September 1959

307 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1959. Highest significance: Gudibanda, IN.

Key Facts for 23 September 1959

On 23 September 1959, 307 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 303 daily.
Gudibanda set a daily record precipitation of 107.4 mm (4.2 in) on 23 September 1959.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

307 stations

307 station records on 23 September 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amarapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leamington	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

307 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 September 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

241 broken records

Margins by which the 241 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1959

Top 20 records on 23 September 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1959	Gudibanda, IN	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1959	Tiptur, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1959	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1959	Hatfield, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1959	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1959	Petoskey, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1959	Bethany, US	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1959	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1959	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1959	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1959	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1959	Bison 3NW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1959	Minocqua, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1959	Powell River, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1959	Beauceville, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1959	Amarapuram, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1959	Myton, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1959	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1959	Puttur, IN	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1959	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 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

1793 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 307 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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 10	190
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1