Weather Records on 29 September 1959

1,066 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1959. Highest significance: Byers 5 ENE, US.

Key Facts for 29 September 1959

On 29 September 1959, 1,066 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
452 were record highs and 339 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,038 daily.
Byers 5 ENE set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 29 September 1959.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,066 stations

1,066 station records on 29 September 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bajan	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shannon Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,066 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 254, Highest daily minimum 340, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 29 September 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	254
Highest daily minimum	340
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 29 September 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 1,038.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

880 broken records

Margins by which the 880 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1959

Top 20 records on 29 September 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1959	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1959	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1959	Buena Vista 2S, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1959	Salida, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1959	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1959	Cheesman, US	monthly snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1959	Monument 2 WSW, US	monthly snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1959	Parker 6 E, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1959	Denver WSO City, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1959	Idaho Springs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1959	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1959	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1959	Bajan, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1959	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1959	Crested Butte, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1959	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1959	Munnar, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1959	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1959	Limon 10 SSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1959	Hartsel, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	44 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

1836 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1959. 1959 had 1,066 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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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 50	837
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1