Weather Records on 1 October 1959

1,306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1959. Highest significance: Calcutta/Alipore, IN.

Key Facts for 1 October 1959

On 1 October 1959, 1,306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 603 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,241 daily.
Calcutta/Alipore set a monthly record daily precipitation of 206.0 mm (8.1 in) on 1 October 1959.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,306 stations

1,306 station records on 1 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Narayangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jamshedpur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Forge 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stony River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tharad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bankura Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saltora	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,306 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 521, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 437, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 1 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	521
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	437
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 1 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 64, daily 1,241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,152 broken records

Margins by which the 1,152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 322.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1959

Top 20 records on 1 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1959	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	monthly rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1959	Bhagalpur, IN	monthly rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1959	Tamluk, IN	daily rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1959	Franklin, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1959	Wadhwan, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1959	Narayangarh, IN	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1959	Westcliffe, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1959	Salida, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15.5 C (27.9 F)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1959	Jamshedpur, IN	monthly rain	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1959	Cornwall, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1959	Clifton Forge 2 NW, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1959	Canon City, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1959	Canon City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1959	Cheesman, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1959	Crested Butte, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1959	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1959	Limon 10 SSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1959	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1959	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32.2 cm (12.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1959	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	50 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

1813 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1959. 1959 had 1,306 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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	1,087
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1