Weather Records on 4 October 1959

812 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1959. Highest significance: Fredericksburg, US.

Key Facts for 4 October 1959

On 4 October 1959, 812 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 768 daily.
Fredericksburg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 4 October 1959.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

812 stations

812 station records on 4 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carr Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mossgiel Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Liverpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Top Hut)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paringa (Beardy Park Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

812 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 474, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 4 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	474
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 4 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 40, daily 768.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

709 broken records

Margins by which the 709 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1959

Top 20 records on 4 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1959	Fredericksburg, US	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	46 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1959	Stephenville Clark Fld, US	monthly rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1959	Llano, US	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1959	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1959	Dublin 2SE, US	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1959	Hewitt, US	monthly rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1959	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1959	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1959	Big Wells 2W, US	all-time rain	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1959	Lyndhurst, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1959	Bhagalpur, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1959	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1959	Bardoli, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1959	Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1959	Burnet, US	monthly rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1959	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1959	Lampasas, US	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1959	Riomedina, US	monthly rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1959	Apache, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1959	Blanco, US	monthly rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	53 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

1795 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1959. 1959 had 812 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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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	671
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1