Weather Records on 25 September 1959

396 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 September 1959. Highest significance: Munnar, IN.

Key Facts for 25 September 1959

On 25 September 1959, 396 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 382 daily.
Munnar set a daily record precipitation of 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 25 September 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

396 stations

396 station records on 25 September 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 September 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ceylon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Midale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dhond	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosthern	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Semans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bizerte Karouba	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amarapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bharno	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

396 records

Records set or tied on 25 September 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 September 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 September 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 September 1959

Top 20 records on 25 September 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 1959	Munnar, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Strasbourg, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Encinal, US	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Ceylon, CA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Nokomis, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Dundurn, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Midale, CA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Dhond, IN	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Gravelbourg, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Jamkhed, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Brackettville, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Rosthern, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Perry, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Nilambur, IN	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Kottaram, IN	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1959	Mildred, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	43 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

1825 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1959. 1959 had 396 records.

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

Records on 09-25 in each year
Year	Records
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1857	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1884	3
1885	6
1886	1
1887	3
1889	7
1891	3
1893	7
1894	3
1895	5
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	10
1905	16
1906	7
1907	35
1908	20
1909	22
1910	5
1911	9
1912	63
1913	13
1914	15
1915	43
1916	139
1917	138
1918	16
1919	20
1920	75
1921	32
1922	47
1923	68
1924	157
1925	141
1926	740
1927	166
1928	480
1929	158
1930	489
1931	500
1932	260
1933	542
1934	394
1935	258
1936	274
1937	190
1938	335
1939	454
1940	517
1941	269
1942	970
1943	488
1944	246
1945	514
1946	292
1947	666
1948	501
1949	479
1950	1,163
1951	639
1952	515
1953	242
1954	292
1955	546
1956	503
1957	231
1958	454
1959	396
1960	694
1961	530
1962	305
1963	602
1964	403
1965	690
1966	334
1967	428
1968	300
1969	196
1970	783
1971	323
1972	706
1973	650
1974	995
1975	1,166
1976	541
1977	875
1978	462
1979	719
1980	687
1981	669
1982	759
1983	647
1984	1,305
1985	446
1986	1,766
1987	560
1988	571
1989	1,367
1990	875
1991	1,243
1992	1,346
1993	1,015
1994	666
1995	1,013
1996	648
1997	1,278
1998	1,346
1999	804
2000	1,536
2001	1,536
2002	876
2003	758
2004	519
2005	1,484
2006	767
2007	1,284
2008	766
2009	854
2010	1,125
2011	763
2012	505
2013	615
2014	800
2015	868
2016	781
2017	1,253
2018	648
2019	530
2020	1,089
2021	355
2022	301
2023	580
2024	1,120
2025	569
2026	473

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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	261
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3