Weather Records on 24 September 1959

414 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1959. Highest significance: Meeker 5 W, US.

Key Facts for 24 September 1959

On 24 September 1959, 414 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 399 daily.
Meeker 5 W set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 24 September 1959.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

414 stations

414 station records on 24 September 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	187.7 mm (7.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanbad Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malakwa Eagle R Hatchery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minneola	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

414 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 September 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 September 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1959

Top 20 records on 24 September 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1959	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1959	Oakwood 3 SW, US	all-time rain	187.7 mm (7.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1959	Ashland, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Stillwater 2 W, US	monthly rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Kimball 2NE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	daily rain	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Okeene, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Weatherford, US	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Chittoor, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Thirthahalli, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Periakulam, IN	monthly rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Supply 1 E, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Santander Centro, ES	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Sidney 6NNW, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Stave Falls, CA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1959	Toronto, CA	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	115 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

1803 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1959. 1959 had 414 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	287
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1